El Bosque, Chile

El Bosque
Commune
Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera
Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera



Map of El Bosque commune in Greater Santiago
Map of El Bosque commune in Greater Santiago
El Bosque is located in Chile
El Bosque
El Bosque
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°34′0″S 70°40′30″W / 33.56667°S 70.67500°W / -33.56667; -70.67500
Chile Chile
RegionSantiago
ProvinceSantiago
Founded28 November 1981
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeSadi Melo Moya (PS)
Area
 • Total
14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation
587 m (1,926 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
155,257
 • Density11,000/km2 (28,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
155,257
 • Rural
0
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
WebsiteMunicipality of El Bosque
Martyrs of the chilean aircraft monument
Copa Lo Martínez metro station
Civic and Cultural Center

El Bosque (Spanish for "The Forest") is a commune in the Santiago Province of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. With a population of 155,257 in an area of 14.1 km2 (5 sq mi), it is the 12th most densely populated commune in the country.

Demographics

As of the 2024 census, the population is 155,257, of which 48.8% are male and 51.2% are female. People under 15 years old make up 17.7% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 15.5%. 100% of the population is urban.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
197089,030—    
1982143,717+4.07%
1992172,854+1.86%
2002175,594+0.16%
2017162,505−0.52%
2024155,257−0.65%
Source: INE, Memoria Chilena

Immigration

As of the 2024 census, immigrants make up 7.3% of the population - 5.9% are from South America, 1.3% from North America, 0.04% from Europe, 0.07% from Asia, 0.005% from Africa, and 0.003% from Oceania.

Administration

As a commune, El Bosque 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 Sadi Melo Moya (PS). The communal council has the following members:

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, El Bosque is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Tucapel Jiménez (PPD) and Iván Moreira (UDI) as part of the 27th electoral district, (together with La Cisterna and San Ramón). The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (PDC) and Pablo Longueira Montes (UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

Transport

The El Bosque airport is a military airport located in the commune.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality of El Bosque" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Resultados – Censo 2024" [Results – 2024 Census] (in Spanish). INE.
  4. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda" [Census of Population and Housing] (in Spanish). INE.
  7. ↑ "Censos de 1970-1982" [1970-1982 Censuses] (PDF) (in Spanish). Memoria Chilena.
  8. ↑ "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 13 September 2010.