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Cerrillos | |
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  Cerrillos Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.500°S 70.717°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | 17 March 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Johnny Yáñez (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) |
| Population (2024)[5] | |
• Total | 85,041 |
| • Density | 4,050/km2 (10,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 85,041 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Demonym | Cerrillano |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[6]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[7]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Cerrillos |
Cerrillos (Spanish for 'Hillocks') is a commune in the southwest of the city of Santiago in the Santiago Province of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú. It has 85,041 inhabitants.[5]
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Demographics
[edit]As of the 2024 census, the population is 85,041, of which 48.5% are male and 51.5% are female. People under 15 years old make up 18.7% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 13.0%. 100% of the population is urban.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34,903 | — |
| 1982 | 67,013 | +5.59% |
| 1992 | 72,649 | +0.81% |
| 2002 | 71,906 | −0.10% |
| 2017 | 80,832 | +0.78% |
| 2024 | 85,041 | +0.73% |
| Source: INE[8][5], Memoria Chilena[9] | ||
- Average annual household income: US$22,234 (PPP, 2006)[10][failed verification]
- Population below poverty line: 8.3% (2006)[11]
- 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)[12]
Immigration
[edit]As of the 2024 census, immigrants make up 15.0% of the population - 9.6% are from South America, 5.1% from North America, 0.1% from Europe, 0.1% from Asia, 0.005% from Africa, and 0.002% from Oceania.[5]
Administration
[edit]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 2024-2028 mayor is Johnny Yáñez (Ind), and the council has the following members:[2][3]
- Luis Leiva Godoy (FA)
- Josefina Osorio Oviedo (PAVP)
- Roxana Muñoz Daza (PR
- Juan Jiménez Retamal (RN)
- Daivit Mellado Ramírez (Ind)
- Carolina Burgos Alarcón (REP)
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).
See also
[edit]
- Villa Mexico (small town of cerrillos)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Administrative and Censual Political Division" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- 1 2 "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- 1 2 "Municipality of Cerrillos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "División Político Administrativa y censal, 2007" [Political, Administrative and Census Division, 2007] (PDF) (in Spanish). INE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Resultados – Censo 2024" [Results – 2024 Census] (in Spanish). INE.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda" [Census of Population and Housing] (in Spanish). INE.
- ↑ "Censos de 1970-1982" [1970-1982 Censuses] (PDF) (in Spanish). Memoria Chilena.
- ↑ "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
[edit]- (in Spanish) Municipality of Cerrillos
