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.
Cerrillos | |
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City and Commune | |
Parque Bicentenario | |
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Coat of arms Map of the Cerrillos commune within Greater Santiago Cerrillos Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′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 (2003 projection)[4] | |
| • Total | 71,906 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 71,906 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Demonym | Cerrillano |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 34,961 |
| • Women | 36,945 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[5]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[6]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Cerrillos |
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]
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