La Reina (
Spanish: "The Queen"; distorted from LarraÃn) is a
commune of
Chile located in
Santiago Province,
Santiago Metropolitan Region, created in 1963 from an eastern portion of the
Ñuñoa commune. It belongs to the
Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.
La Reina is a residential commune inhabited by mostly mid- to upper-mid income families and high-income groups. The
Eulogio Sánchez Airport and Military Hospital are both located in the southern part of the commune.
Demographics
According to the 1999
census
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of the
National Statistics Institute, La Reina spans an area of and has 96,762 inhabitants (44,293 men and 52,469 women), and the commune is an entirely
urban area
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. The population grew by 4.7% (4,352 persons) between the 1990 and 1999 censuses.
The 2003 projected population was 96,551.
Statistics
*Average annual household income: US$42,248 (
PPP, 2006)
*Population below poverty line: 7.8% (2006)
*Regional quality of life index: 86.23, high, 4 out of 52 (2005)
*
Human Development Index
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: 0.883, 5 out of 341 (2003)
Administration
As a commune, La Reina 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 2024-2028 mayor is José Manuel Palacios Parra (
UDI). The communal council has the following members:
* Manuel José Covarrubias Cerda (
UDI)
* Ursus Trotter Lecaros (
UDI)
* Luis Acevedo Sánchez (Ind/
UDI)
* Rodolfo del Real Mihovilovic (
RN)
* Cristián del Canto Quiroga (
PS)
* Fernando Encina Waissbluth (
FA)
* Mauricio Martin Hartwig (
REP)
* Lisette Gautier GarcÃa (
REP)
Parliamentary Representation
La Reina belongs to Chile's
Electoral District No. 11, along with the communes of
Lo Barnechea,
Vitacura,
Las Condes, and
Peñalolén, and to the
VII Senatorial Constituency (Metropolitan Region of Santiago).
In the
Chamber of Deputies of Chile, it is represented (2022-2026 term) by:
*
Catalina Del Real Mihovilovic (
RN)
*
Guillermo RamÃrez Diez (
UDI)
*
Francisco Undurraga Gazitúa (
EVOPOLI)
*
Tomás Hirsch Goldschmidt (
AH)
*
Cristián Araya Lerdo de Tejada (
REP)
*
Gonzalo De la Carrera Correa (Ind)
In the
Senate of Chile, it was represented by
Carlos Montes from the
PS and
Manuel José Ossandón from
RN during the 2014-2022 period.
Schools
Private
*
The Grange School
*
Andrée English School
*Saint John's Villa Academy
*British Royal School
*Colegio de La Salle
*Colegio Santo Domingo
Public
*Educational Complex of La Reina (Complejo Educacional de La Reina)
*Swiss Confederation School (Colegio Confederación Suiza)
*Yangtsé School (Colegio Yangtsé)
*Palestinian School (Escuela Palestina)
*San Constantino School (Colegio San Constantino)
*Eugenio MarÃa de Hostos School (Liceo Eugenio MarÃa de Hostos)
*Developmental School for Special Needs (Escuela Especial de Desarrollo)
Notable residents
*
Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile
*
Fernando Castillo Velasco, architect, former mayor of La Reina and former governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region
*
Amanda de Negri Quintana, lawyer and former political prisoner under Pinochet's regime
*
Mónica EcheverrÃa Yáñez, writer
*
Fernando González, retired tennis player
*
Erich Honecker, former president of
East Germany, who spent the last years of his life (1993–1994) in La Reina
*
Margot Honecker, former Education Minister of East Germany, wife of Erich Honecker
*
Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile
References
External links
*
Municipality homepage*
News about La Reina
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Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile
Geography of Santiago, Chile
Communes of Chile
Populated places established in 1963