The Commune of Santiago is the central
commune of the
Santiago Province, located at the center of the
Santiago Metropolitan Region in
Chile
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's
Central Zone. Locally, Santiago is usually abbreviated ''Stgo.'' It is also called as "Santiago Centro" ''(Downtown Santiago)'' in order to differentiate it from
Greater Santiago, a larger entity which includes Santiago Commune along with other 36 communes.
History
The
city of Santiago was founded on February 12, 1541 as "Santiago de la Nueva Extremadura" by
Pedro de Valdivia. It is officially the provincial, regional and national capital. It encompasses the oldest part of the city —that enclosed by old rail lines—, including downtown, and houses all major government infrastructure, including the government palace
La Moneda.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
National Statistics Institute, the commune has an area of and a population of 200,792 (99,155 men and 101,637 women), giving it a population density of . The population shrank by 13.1% (30,185 persons) in the ten years since the 1992 population of 230,977.
In 2002, there were 17,514 households,
each with an average income of $38,648 in
PPP US dollar
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s in 2006.
The commune is subdivided into 29 census districts.
Administration
As a commune, Santiago is a third-level
administrative division of Chile administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by a
mayor
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who is directly elected every four years. Since 2021 the mayoress is
Irací Hassler (
PCCh).
The communal council has the following members:
* Dafne Concha Ferrando (
PCCh)
* Camila Davagnino Reyes (
PCCh)
* Virginia Palma Erpel (
PCCh)
* Rosario Carvajal Araya (Ind-
PI)
* Yasna Tapia Cisternas (
COM)
* Ana María Yáñez Varas (
RD)
* Marcela Urquiza Díaz (Ind-
PEV)
* Paola Melo Cea (
PS)
* Juan Mena Echeverría (
RN)
* Santiago Mekis Arnolds (
RN)
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile, Santiago is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by
Gonzalo Winter
Gonzalo Rodolfo Winter Etcheberry is a Chilean lawyer and politician and member of the Social Convergence (CS) party. Since March 2018, he has been a deputy of the Republic representing the 10th district of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Early ...
(
CS),
Lorena Fries
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* ''Lorena'' (album), a 2007 album by Spanish singer Lorena
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(
Unir),
Emilia Schneider
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(
COM),
Alejandra Placencia (
PCCh),
Helia Molina (
PPD),
Jorge Alessandri Vergara (
UDI),
María Luisa Cordero
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Political career
In 2012, she defined herself as an anti-communist. In 2013 she was criticized f ...
(Ind-
RN) and
Johannes Kaiser (
PLR) as part of the 10th electoral district. The commune is represented in the
Senate by
Fabiola Campillai Rojas (
Ind),
Claudia Pascual
Claudia Pascual Grau (born December 14, 1972 in Santiago) is a social anthropologist and politician from Chile, a member of the Communist Party.
She started on March 11, 2014 as Minister Director of the National Service for Women, being the ...
(
PCCh),
Luciano Cruz Coke (
EVO
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),
Manuel José Ossandon (
RN) and
Rojo Edwards (
PLR) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (
Santiago Metropolitan Region).
References
External links
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Municipality of Santiago*
ZIP Code Santiago
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Communes of Chile
Santiago, Chile
Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile
1541 establishments in the Spanish Empire