Cerrillos | |
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Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.500°S 70.717°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Santiago Metro. |
Province | Santiago |
Founded | 17 March 1991 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa ( PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) |
Population (2023 projection)
[4] | |
• Total | 89,520 |
• Density | 4,262/km2 (11,040/sq mi) |
• Urban | 89,520 |
• Rural | 0 |
Demonym | Cerrillano |
Sex | |
• Men | 44,272 |
• Women | 45,248 |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( CLT [5]) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 ( CLST [6]) |
Area code | 56 + |
Website | Municipality of Cerrillos |
Cerrillos (English: Hillocks) is a commune of Chile located in a midtown area of Santiago and the southwest of the city — in the Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region — as a spot of the conurbation of Santiago. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú.
As a commune, Cerrillos is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 mayor is Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa ( PS), and the council has the following members: [2] [3]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerillos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part of the 20th electoral district (together with Estación Central and Maipú). The commune is represented in the Senate as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune spans an area of 21 km2 (8 sq mi) and has a population of 71,906 [4] living in 19,811 households, [1] giving it a population density of 3,424.1/km2 (8,868/sq mi). At that time, there were 34,961 men and 36,945 women. The population fell 1.0% (743 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. [4]