La Cisterna (,
Spanish
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for "the cistern") is a
commune
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of
Chile
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and census-designated city located in
Santiago Province,
Santiago Metropolitan Region
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. It was founded on 30 May 1925. It is part of
Greater Santiago.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
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, La Cisterna spans an area of and has 85,118 inhabitants (40,651 men and 44,467 women), and the commune is an entirely
urban area
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. The population fell by 10.1% (9594 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
The 2006 projected population was 78,402.
Stats
*Average annual household income: US$38,305 (
PPP, 2006)
*Population below poverty line: 8.6% (2006)
*Regional quality of life index: 81.78, high, 8 out of 52 (2005)
*
Human Development Index
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: 0.775, 24 out of 341 (2003)
Administration
As a commune, La Cisterna is a third-level
administrative division of Chile administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Santiago Rebolledo Pizarro (
PPD).
The communal council has the following members:
* Patricio Ossandón Ortiz (
PS)
* Maria Angelica Pinedo (
DC)
* Orlando Morales Becerra (
PPD)
* Patricia Acevedo González (
UDI)
* Alexis Flores Ahumada (
UDI)
* Bernardo Suárez Ortiz (
RN)
* Marcelo Luna Campillay (
PPD)
* Ximena Tobar Vásquez (
PS)
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile, La Cisterna is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies by Tucapel Jiménez (PPD) and Iván Moreira (
UDI) as part of the 27th electoral district, (together with
El Bosque and
San Ramón). The commune is represented in the
Senate by
Soledad Alvear
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(
PDC) and
Pablo Longueira
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(UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).
See also
*
List of mayors of La Cisterna
References
External links
*
Municipality of La Cisterna
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Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile
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Populated places established in 1925
1925 establishments in Chile