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Wikipedia / Cerrillos, Chile

Cerrillos (Spanish for 'Hillocks') is a commune in the southwest of the city of Santiago in the Santiago Province of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú. It has 85,041 inhabitants.

Demographics

As of the 2024 census, the population is 85,041, of which 48.5% are male and 51.5% are female. People under 15 years old make up 18.7% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 13.0%. 100% of the population is urban.

  • Average annual household income: US$22,234 (PPP, 2006)

  • Population below poverty line: 8.3% (2006)

  • Regional quality of life index: 72.93, medium, 32 out of 52 (2005)

  • Human Development Index: 0.743, 54 out of 341 (2003)

Immigration

As of the 2024 census, immigrants make up 15.0% of the population - 9.6% are from South America, 5.1% from North America, 0.1% from Europe, 0.1% from Asia, 0.005% from Africa, and 0.002% from Oceania.

Administration

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 2024-2028 mayor is Johnny Yáñez (Ind), and the council has the following members:

  • Luis Leiva Godoy (FA)

  • Josefina Osorio Oviedo (PAVP)

  • Roxana Muñoz Daza (PR

  • Juan Jiménez Retamal (RN)

  • Daivit Mellado Ramírez (Ind)

  • Carolina Burgos Alarcón (REP)

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).

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