| Cerrillos | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Villa Panamericana | |
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 Coat of arms
 Map of the Cerrillos commune within Greater Santiago
  CerrillosLocation in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.500°S 70.717°W / -33.500; -70.717 | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metro. |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | 17 March 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.0 km (8.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 89,520 |
| • Density | 4,262/km (11,040/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 89,520 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Demonym | Cerrillano |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 44,272 |
| • Women | 45,248 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Cerrillos |
Cerrillos (English: Hillocks) is a commune of Chile located in a midtown area of Santiago and the southwest of the city — in the Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region — as a spot of the conurbation of Santiago. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú.
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 2012-2016 mayor is Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa (PS), and the council has the following members:
- Juan De Dios Jiménez Retamal (RN)
- Orfilia Castro Tobar (PPD)
- María Luisa Figueroa Garrido (PS)
- Cecilia Foncea Astudillo (DC)
- Felipe Martinez Calderón (IND)
- Guillermo Reeves Iriarte (RN)
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).
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune spans an area of 21 km (8 sq mi) and has a population of 71,906 living in 19,811 households, giving it a population density of 3,424.1/km (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.
- Other statistics
- Average annual household income: US$22,234 (PPP, 2006)
- Population below poverty line: 8.3% (2006)
- Regional quality of life index: 72.93, medium, 32 out of 52 (2005)
- Human Development Index: 0.743, 54 out of 341 (2003)
See also
- Villa Mexico (small town of cerrillos)
References
- ^ "Administrative and Censual Political Division" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of Cerrillos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "INE - 2002 Census of Population and Housing" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2007.
- "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)" (PDF). Government of Chile, Mideplán (in Spanish). UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipality of Cerrillos
