Cerrillos, Chile
| Cerrillos | |||||
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| City and Commune | |||||
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| Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.500°S 70.717°WCoordinates: 33°30′S 70°43′W / 33.500°S 70.717°W | |||||
| Country | Chile | ||||
| Region | Santiago Metro. | ||||
| Province | Santiago | ||||
| Founded | 17 March 1981 | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Type | Municipality | ||||
| • Alcalde | Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa (PS) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | ||||
| Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) | ||||
| Population (2006 projection) | |||||
| • Total | 71,906 | ||||
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 71,906 | ||||
| • Rural | 0 | ||||
| Demonym(s) | Cerrillano | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| • Men | 34,961 | ||||
| • Women | 36,945 | ||||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | ||||
| Area code(s) | 56 + | ||||
| Website | Municipality of Cerrillos | ||||
Cerrillos (Spanish for "hillocks") is a census-designated commune of Chile in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, integrated into the Greater Santiago conurbation.
As a commune, Cerrillos 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 Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa (PS), and the council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerillos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part of the 20th electoral district (together with Estación Central and Maipú). The commune is represented in the Senate as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune spans an area of 21 km2 (8 sq mi) and has a population of 71,906 living in 19,811 households, giving it a population density of 3,424.1/km2 (8,868/sq mi). At that time, there were 34,961 men and 36,945 women. The population fell 1.0% (743 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
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