El Bosque, Chile

El Bosque
City and Commune
Map of El Bosque commune in Greater Santiago
Map of El Bosque commune in Greater Santiago
El Bosque
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°34′0″S 70°40′30″W / 33.56667°S 70.67500°W / -33.56667; -70.67500Coordinates: 33°34′0″S 70°40′30″W / 33.56667°S 70.67500°W / -33.56667; -70.67500
Chile Chile
Region Santiago Metro.
Province Santiago
Founded 28 November 1981
Government[1]
 • Type Municipality
 • Alcalde Sadi Melo Moya (PS)
Area[2]
 • Total 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation 587 m (1,926 ft)
Population (2002 Census)[2]
 • Total 175,594
 • Density 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
 • Urban 175,594
 • Rural 0
Sex[2]
 • Men 86,435
 • Women 89,159
Time zone CLT [3] (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) CLST [4] (UTC-3)
Website Municipality of El Bosque

El Bosque (Spanish for "the forest") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The commune spans an area of 14.1 km2 (5 sq mi).[2]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, El Bosque spans an area of 14.1 km2 (5 sq mi) and has 175,594 inhabitants (86,435 men and 89,159 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population grew by 1.6% (2,740 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]

Other statistics

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 2012-2016 major is Sadi Melo Moya (PS).[1] The communal council has the following members:

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, El Bosque is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Tucapel Jiménez (PPD) and Mr. 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).

Transportation

The El Bosque airport serves El Bosque commune.

References

  1. 1 2 "Municipality of El Bosque" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)" (PDF). Government of Chile, Mideplán (in Spanish). UNDP. Retrieved 13 September 2010.

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