Colina is a Chilean

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and commune,

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of the Chacabuco Province, in the northern part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, approximately 30 kilometers north of Santiago Centro.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the

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, Colina spans an area of and has 77,815 inhabitants (41,004 men and 36,811 women). Of these, 62,811 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 15,004 (19.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 47.5% (25,046 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Average household income: US$19,783 (PPP, 2006). Autopista Los Libertadores

Administration

As a commune, Colina is a third-level

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administered by a municipal council, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Mario Olavarría Rodríguez (

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). The communal council has the following members: * Gonzalo Torres Ferrari ( RN) * Alejandra Bravo Hidalgo ( PRI) * Andrés Vásquez Medina ( PDC) * Máximo Larraín Geisse (

) * Jorge Boher Ferrada (

) * Pablo Atenas Valenzuela ( PDC) The regional

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, appointed by the president, is Fernando Echeverría. Belonging to Province of Chacabuco, whose actual governor is Mrs. Angélica Antimán. Within the

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, Colina is represented in the

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by Mr. Patricio Melero (

) and Mr. Gabriel Silber ( PDC) as part of the 16th electoral district (together with Lampa, Tiltil, Quilicura and Pudahuel). The commune is represented in the

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by Guido Girardi Lavín ( PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

Education

The Chamisero campus of the ''

Lycée Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago ''Lycée Français Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago'' (LAFASE) is a French international school in Vitacura and in Colina, Chile, Colina, both in Greater Santiago. The school serves levels ''maternelle'' (preschool) through ''lycée'' (senio ...

'' is in Colina. The campus officially opened on May 21, 2013 although the ''maternelle'' (kindergarten) opened in February of that year.Historique
." ''Lycée Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago''. Retrieved on 19 January 2015.

References

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Municipality of Colina
{{Communes in Santiago Metropolitan Region Communes of Chile Capitals of Chilean provinces Populated places in Chacabuco Province 1891 establishments in Chile