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.[3][2]
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Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera
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Map of El Bosque commune in Greater Santiago
El Bosque
Location in Chile
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| Coordinates (city): 33°34′0″S 70°40′30″W / 33.56667°S 70.67500°W | |
| Chile |  Chile |
| Region | Santiago |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | 28 November 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Sadi Melo Moya (PS) |
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14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 587 m (1,926 ft) |
| Population
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155,257 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (28,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 155,257 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
| Website | Municipality of El Bosque |
Demographics
editAs 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.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 89,030 | — |
| 1982 | 143,717 | +4.07% |
| 1992 | 172,854 | +1.86% |
| 2002 | 175,594 | +0.16% |
| 2017 | 162,505 | −0.52% |
| 2024 | 155,257 | −0.65% |
| Source: INE[6][3], Memoria Chilena[7] | ||
- Regional quality of life index: 73.65, medium, 28 out of 52 (2005) [citation needed]
- Human Development Index: 0.711, 106 out of 341 (2003)[8]
Immigration
editAs 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
editAs 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:
- Simón Melo Contreras (PS)
- Lorena Downey Belmar (PS)
- Nicol Sepúlveda Hernández (PS)
- Patricia del Carmen Coñoman Carrillo (PCCh)
- Carlos Contreras Muñoz (RN)
- Rafael Valenzuela Pérez (REP)
- Rosa Peralta Valenzuela (REP)
- Patricia Arriagada Núñez (UDI)
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
editThe El Bosque airport is a military airport located in the commune.
References
edit- ↑ "Municipality of El Bosque" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- 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.
- 1 2 3 4 "Resultados – Censo 2024" [Results – 2024 Census] (in Spanish). INE.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda" [Census of Population and Housing] (in Spanish). INE.
- ↑ "Censos de 1970-1982" [1970-1982 Censuses] (PDF) (in Spanish). Memoria Chilena.
- ↑ "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.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Municipality of El Bosque