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.[4]
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La Cisterna
Location in Chile
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| Coordinates (city): 33°32′06″S 70°39′51″W / 33.53500°S 70.66417°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Santiago |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | 30 May 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Joel Olmos Espinoza (Ind.) |
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10.0 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population
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103,157 |
| • Density | 10,300/km2 (26,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 103,157 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[5]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[6]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of La Cisterna |
Demographics
editAs 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.[4]
| 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[7][4], Memoria Chilena[8] | ||
- Average annual household income: US$38,305 (PPP, 2006)[9] [failed verification]
- Population below poverty line: 8.6% (2006)[10]
- Regional quality of life index: 81.78, high, 8 out of 52 (2005) [citation needed]
- Human Development Index: 0.775, 24 out of 341 (2003)[11]
Immigration
editAs 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.[4]
Administration
editAs 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).[1][2] The communal council has the following members:
- Gonzalo Aguayo Gajardo (RN)
- Maritza Salas Vega (Ind/RN)
- Cesar Antillanca Urrutia (REP)
- Alejandro Urrutia Jorquera (PR)
- Orlando Morales Becerra (PPD)
- Iván Borcoski González (PS)
- Mónica Quezada González (PC)
- Carola Espíndola Castro (FA)
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).
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- 1 2 "Municipality of La Cisterna" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
- ↑ "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ↑ "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2007.
- ↑ "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
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- (in Spanish) Municipality of La Cisterna