La Florida (,

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for "the flowery") is a suburban

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located in the South East of

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. It is a residential area and its inhabitants are mostly members of a new middle to

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. It ranks number 12 out of 346 among Chilean communes in terms of

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. Its mayor is Rodolfo Carter (

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Demographics

According to the 2017

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of the National Statistics Institute, La Florida spans an area of and has 382,701 inhabitants. 100% lived in

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s and 52.1% were women. It currently has 402,433 inhabitants, which makes it the fourth most populous commune in Chile, after

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, Maipú and

Stats

*Population below poverty line: 3.1% (2015) *Regional quality of life index: 80.21, high, 13 out of 52 (2005) *

: 0.773, 12 out of 346 (2005) :es:Anexo:Comunas de Chile

Administration

As a commune, La Florida is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2016-2020 alcalde is Rodolfo Carter Fernández (

), who has been the mayor since 2011. The local council has the following members: Conservatives (6) * Oscar Aguilera (

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) * Eulogia Lavín (

) * Marcelo Zunino ( RN) * Orlando Vidal ( RN) * Felipe Mancilla ( RN) * Verónica Füller ( Evopoli) Christian Democrats (1) * Claudio Arredondo (independent) Social Democrats (3) * Nicanor Herrera ( PS) * Marcela Abedrapo ( PC) * Nicolás Hurtado ( PC) The

is composed by six members of Chile Vamos (conservatives), one Christian Democrat and three Social Democrats, plus the mayor Rodolfo Carter (

) Within the

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, La Florida is represented in the

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by Gustavo Hasbún (

) and Camila Vallejo-Dowling ( PC) as part of the 26th District, which consists entirely of the La Florida commune. It is represented in the

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by Manuel José Ossandón (Conservative independent) and Carlos Montes (PS) as part of the 8th Senatorial Constituency (East Santiago).

Last elections

2016 local elections in La Florida

Education

Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Marienschule Santiago-La Florida. There is also an English school, The American–British School of La Florida.

References

External links

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Municipality of La Florida
{{Authority control Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile, Florida Communes of Chile Populated places established in 1899 1899 establishments in Chile