Cerrillos, Chile

Cerrillos
Commune
Villa Panamericana
Villa Panamericana


Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Map of Cerrillos within Greater Santiago
Map of Cerrillos within Greater Santiago
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Cerrillos
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.500°S 70.717°W / -33.500; -70.717
Country Chile
Region Santiago Metropolitan Region
ProvinceSantiago
Founded17 March 1991
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeJohnny Yáñez (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Elevation
517 m (1,696 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
85,041
 • Density4,050/km2 (10,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
85,041
 • Rural
0
DemonymCerrillano
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code56 +
WebsiteMunicipality of Cerrillos

Cerrillos (Spanish for 'Hillocks') is a commune in the southwest of the city of Santiago in the Santiago Province of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú. It has 85,041 inhabitants.

Cerrillos Park in 2013
Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio.
Cerrillos metro station mural

Demographics

As of the 2024 census, the population is 85,041, of which 48.5% are male and 51.5% are female. People under 15 years old make up 18.7% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 13.0%. 100% of the population is urban.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
197034,903—    
198267,013+5.59%
199272,649+0.81%
200271,906−0.10%
201780,832+0.78%
202485,041+0.73%
Source: INE, Memoria Chilena

Immigration

As of the 2024 census, immigrants make up 15.0% of the population - 9.6% are from South America, 5.1% from North America, 0.1% from Europe, 0.1% from Asia, 0.005% from Africa, and 0.002% from Oceania.

Administration

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 2024-2028 mayor is Johnny Yáñez (Ind), and the council has the following members:

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).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Administrative and Censual Political Division" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Municipality of Cerrillos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "División Político Administrativa y censal, 2007" [Political, Administrative and Census Division, 2007] (PDF) (in Spanish). INE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-14.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Resultados – Censo 2024" [Results – 2024 Census] (in Spanish). INE.
  6. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda" [Census of Population and Housing] (in Spanish). INE.
  9. ↑ "Censos de 1970-1982" [1970-1982 Censuses] (PDF) (in Spanish). Memoria Chilena.
  10. ↑ "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2007.
  12. ↑ "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)" (PDF). Government of Chile, Mideplán (in Spanish). UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.