La Cisterna | |
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Intermodal Station La Cisterna | |
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| Coordinates (city): 33°32′06″S 70°39′51″W / 33.53500°S 70.66417°W | |
| Country | |
| Region | Santiago |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | 30 May 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Joel Olmos Espinoza (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.0 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 103,157 |
| • Density | 10,300/km2 (26,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 103,157 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of La Cisterna |
La Cisterna (Spanish pronunciation: [la sisˈteɾna], Spanish for "the cistern") is a commune in Santiago Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. Founded on 30 May 1925, it is part of the urban area of Greater Santiago. It has 103,157 inhabitants.



As of the 2024 census, the population is 103,157, of which 47.6% are male and 52.4% are female. People under 15 years old make up 16.6% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 14.3%. 100% of the population is urban.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 80,512 | — |
| 1982 | 95,863 | +1.46% |
| 1992 | 94,712 | −0.12% |
| 2002 | 85,118 | −1.06% |
| 2017 | 90,119 | +0.38% |
| 2024 | 103,157 | +1.95% |
| Source: INE, Memoria Chilena | ||
As of the 2024 census, immigrants make up 19.2% of the population - 18.1% are from South America, 0.8% from North America, 0.1% from Europe, 0.1% from Asia, 0.01% from Africa, and 0.01% from Oceania.
As a commune, La Cisterna 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 alcalde is Joel Olmos Espinoza (Ind). The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, La Cisterna is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Tucapel Jiménez (PPD) and Iván Moreira (UDI) as part of the 27th electoral district, (together with El Bosque and San Ramón). The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear (PDC) and Pablo Longueira (UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).