Cerrillos, Chile
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| Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.5°S 70.717°WCoordinates: 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.5°S 70.717°W | |||
| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Santiago Metro. | ||
| Province | Santiago | ||
| Founded | 17 March 1981 | ||
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| • Type | Municipality | ||
| • Alcalde | Alejandro Almendares Calderón (RN) | ||
| Area[4] | |||
| • Total | 21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) | ||
| Population (2006 projection)[4] | |||
| • Total | 71,906 | ||
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 71,906 | ||
| • Rural | 0 | ||
| Demonym | Cerrillano | ||
| Sex[4] | |||
| • Men | 34,961 | ||
| • Women | 36,945 | ||
| Time zone | CLT [5] (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [6] (UTC-3) | ||
| Area code(s) | 56 + | ||
Cerrillos (Spanish for "hillocks") is a census-designated commune of Chile in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, integrated into the Greater Santiago conurbation.
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[edit] Administration
As a commune, Cerrillos is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Alejandro Almendares Calderón (RN), and the council has the following members:[2][3]
- Teresa Herrera León (RN)
- Juan De Dios Jiménez Retamal (RN)
- Hernán Ortiz Moraga (RN)
- Guillermo Reeves Iriarte (RN)
- Guacolda Torres Verdejo (PPD)
- Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa (PS)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerillos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part of the 20th electoral district (together with Estación Central and Maipú). The commune is represented in the Senate as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune spans an area of 21 km2 (8 sq mi) and has a population of 71,906[4] living in 19,811 households,[1] giving it a population density of 3,424.1 /km2 (8,868 /sq mi). At that time, there were 34,961 men and 36,945 women. The population fell 1.0% (743 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[4]
- Other statistics
- Average annual household income: US$22,234 (PPP, 2006)[7][not in citation given]
- Population below poverty line: 8.3% (2006)[8][dead link]
- Regional quality of life index: 72.93, medium, 32 out of 52 (2005)[citation needed]
- Human Development Index: 0.743, 54 out of 341 (2003)[9]
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ a b (Spanish) "Administrative and Censual Political Division" (PDF). http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/DPA_COMPLETA.pdf. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ a b (Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". http://www.mcerrillos.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b (Spanish) "Municipality of Cerrillos". http://www.mcerrillos.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e (Spanish) "INE - 2002 Census of Population and Housing". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ (Spanish) "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile. http://sir.mideplan.cl/. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ (Spanish) "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile. http://www.mideplan.cl/final/bajar.php?path=casen2006regional&id=CASEN2006-Metropolitana.pdf.
- ^ (Spanish) "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)". Government of Chile, Mideplán. UNDP. http://www.desarrollohumano.cl/otraspub/pub12/IDHC%20con%20portada.pdf. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Municipality of Cerrillos
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