La Reina

La Reina
Commune
View from the Mall Plaza Egaña to the east
View from the Mall Plaza Egaña to the east
Flag
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Map of La Reina commune within Greater Santiago
La Reina within Greater Santiago
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
La Reina
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 33°27′S 70°33′W / 33.450°S 70.550°W / -33.450; -70.550
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metropolitan
ProvinceSantiago
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorJosé Manuel Palacios (UDI)
Area
 • Total
23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census)
 • Total
96,762
 • Density4,140/km2 (10,700/sq mi)
 • Urban
96,762
 • Rural
0
Sex
 • Men44,293
 • Women52,469
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
Area code56 +
WebsiteMunicipality of La Reina
Hospital Militar de Santiago
Mallplaza Egaña
Parque Padre Hurtado

La Reina (Spanish for "The Queen"; distorted from Larraín) is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, created in 1963 from an eastern portion of the Ñuñoa commune. It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.

La Reina is a residential commune inhabited by mostly mid- to upper-mid income families and high-income groups. The Eulogio Sánchez Airport and Military Hospital are both located in the southern part of the commune.

Demographics

According to the 1999 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Reina spans an area of 23.4 km2 (9 sq mi) and has 96,762 inhabitants (44,293 men and 52,469 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 4.7% (4,352 persons) between the 1990 and 1999 censuses. The 2003 projected population was 96,551.[failed verification]

Statistics

Administration

As a commune, La Reina is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor who is directly elected every four years. The mayor since 2016 has been José Manuel Palacios Parra (UDI). The municipal council for the 2024–2028 term has the following members:

Parliamentary Representation

La Reina belongs to Chile's Electoral District No. 11, along with the communes of Lo Barnechea, Vitacura, Las Condes, and Peñalolén, and to the VII Senatorial Constituency (Metropolitan Region of Santiago).

In the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, it is represented (2022-2026 term) by:

In the Senate of Chile, it was represented by Carlos Montes from the PS and Manuel José Ossandón from RN during the 2014-2022 period.

Schools

Private

Public

Notable residents


References

  1. ↑ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Municipality of La Reina" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  5. 1 2 "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2007.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Concejales de La Reina". lareina.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2024.