Cerrillos, Chile

Cerrillos
—  City and Commune  —
Coat of arms
Map of the Cerrillos commune within Greater Santiago
Cerrillos Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.5°S 70.717°W / -33.5; -70.717Coordinates: 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.5°S 70.717°W / -33.5; -70.717
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro.
Province	Santiago
Founded	17 March 1981
Government[1][2][3]
- 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	3,424.1/km2 (8,868.4/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.

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).

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]

See also

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". http://www.mcerrillos.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) "Municipality of Cerrillos". http://www.mcerrillos.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
4. ^ ^{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. 
5. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
6. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
7. ^ (Spanish) "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile. http://sir.mideplan.cl/. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
8. ^ (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. 
9. ^ (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. 

External links

• (Spanish) Municipality of Cerrillos