El Bosque, Chile
El Bosque (Spaingie for "the forest") is a commune o Chile locatit in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The commune spans an aurie o 14.1 km2 (5 sq mi).[2]
El Bosque | |
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 Map o El Bosque commune in Greater Santiago | |
  El Bosque Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°34′S 70°40′W / 33.567°S 70.667°W | |
| Chile | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metro. |
| Province | Santiago |
| Foondit | 28 November 1981 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Sadi Melo Moya |
| Area | |
| • 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 | 175594 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 86,435 |
| • Weemen | 89,159 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [4]) |
| Website | Municipality of El Bosque |
Demografics eedit
Accordin tae the 2002 census o the Naitional Statistics Institute, El Bosque spans an aurie o 14.1 km2 (5 sq mi) an haes 175,594 inhabitants (86,435 men an 89,159 weemen), makkin the commune an entirely urban aurie. The population grew bi 1.6% (2,740 persons) atween the 1992 an 2002 censuses.[2]
- Ither statistics
- Regional quality o life index: 73.65, medium, 28 oot o 52 (2005)
- Human Development Index: 0.711, 106 oot o 341 (2003)[5]
Admeenistration eedit
As a commune, El Bosque is a third-level admeenistrative diveesion o Chile admeenistered bi a municipal cooncil, heidit bi an alcalde who is directly electit ivery fower years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Sadi Melo Moya.[1]
Athin the electoral diveesions o Chile, El Bosque is representit in the Chamber o Deputies bi Mr. Tucapel Jiménez (PPD) an Mr. Iván Moreira (UDI) as pairt o the 27t electoral destrict, (thegither wi La Cisterna an San Ramón). The commune is representit in the Senate bi Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (PDC) an Pablo Longueira Montes (UDI) as pairt o the 8t senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).
Transportation eedit
The El Bosque airport serves El Bosque commune.
References eedit
- ↑ a b (in Spaingie) "Municipality of El Bosque". Archived frae the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ↑ a b c d e (in Spaingie) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived frae the original on 13 Julie 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived frae the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ↑ (in Spaingie) "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)" (PDF). Government of Chile, Mideplán. UNDP. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
Freemit airtins eedit
- (in Spaingie) Municipality o El Bosque Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine