Cerrillos, Chile
Cerrillos  | |
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![]() Villa Panamericana  | |
 ![]() Cerrillos Location in Chile  | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.500°S 70.717°W | |
| Country | Chile | 
| Region | Santiago Metro. | 
| 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  (2023 projection)[4]  | |
 • Total  | 89,520 | 
| • Density | 4,262/km2 (11,040/sq mi) | 
| • Urban | 89,520 | 
| • Rural | 0 | 
| Demonym | Cerrillano | 
| Sex | |
| • Men | 44,272 | 
| • Women | 45,248 | 
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[5]) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[6]) | 
| 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. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú.
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]
Statistics
- Average annual household income: US$22,234 (PPP, 2006)[7]
 - Population below poverty line: 8.3% (2006)[8]
 - Regional quality of life index: 72.93, medium, 32 out of 52 (2005)
 - Human Development Index: 0.743, 54 out of 341 (2003)[9]
 
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 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
- Villa Mexico (small town of cerrillos)
 
References
- ^ a b "Administrative and Censual Political Division" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
 - ^ a b "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
 - ^ a b "Municipality of Cerrillos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
 - ^ a b c d e "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
 




