El Bosque (

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for "the forest") is a commune of

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located in Santiago Province,

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. The commune spans an area of .

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, El Bosque spans an area of and has 175,594 inhabitants (86,435 men and 89,159 women), and the commune is an entirely

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. The population grew by 1.6% (2,740 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Statistics

*Regional quality of life index: 73.65, medium, 28 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.711, 106 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, El Bosque 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 2024-2028 mayor is Sadi Melo Moya ( PS). The communal council has the following members: * Simón Melo Contreras ( PS) * Lorena Downey Belmar ( PS) * Nicol Sepúlveda Hernández ( PS) * Patricia del Carmen Coñoman Carrillo ( PCCh) * Carlos Contreras Muñoz ( RN) * Rafael Valenzuela Pérez ( REP) * Rosa Peralta Valenzuela ( REP) * Patricia Arriagada Núñez (

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) Within the

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, El Bosque is represented in the

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by Tucapel Jiménez ( PPD) and Iván Moreira (

) as part of the 27th electoral district, (together with La Cisterna and San Ramón). The commune is represented in the

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by Soledad Alvear Valenzuela ( PDC) and Pablo Longueira Montes (

) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

Transportation

The El Bosque airport is a military airport located in the commune.

References

External links

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Municipality of El Bosque
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