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Country
  
Province
  
Time zone
  
CLT (UTC-4)

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:23 AM

Region
  
Santiago Metro.

Founded
  
17 March 1981

Area
  
11.1 km²

Area code
  
56

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Website
  
Municipality of Cerro Navia

Weather
  
13°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 63% Humidity

Banda de cerro navia mostr sus armas y juraron venganza por muerte de joven


Cerro Navia (Spanish for "Navia Hill") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most densely populated communes of Santiago, Chile.

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Map of Cerro Navia, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Reportajes 24 las platas perdidas en cerro navia y el esc ndalo financiero del ex alcalde plaza


History

Officially established on March 17, 1981, it wasn't until December 1984 that Cerro Navia became its own commune, taking over much of Pudahuel, part of Quinta Normal, and the old commune of Las Barrancas.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cerro Navia spans an area of 11.1 km2 (4 sq mi) and has 148,312 inhabitants (72,921 men and 75,391 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 4.8% (7423 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 143,035.

Stats

  • Average annual household income: US$13,778 (PPP, 2006)
  • Population below poverty line: 17.5% (2006)
  • Regional quality of life index: 71.33, mid-low, 40 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.683, 165 out of 341 (2003)
  • Administration

    As a commune, Cerro Navia 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 alcalde is Luis Plaza Sánchez (RN). The communal council has the following members:

  • Magaly Acevedo Escárate (RN)
  • Jorge Durán Espinoza (RN)
  • Judith Rodriguez Lascano (PC)
  • Nicolas Camus Lavín (PPD)
  • René Solano Valdés (UDI)
  • Emilio Corvalan Rojas (RN)
  • Luis Molina Gaete (PPD)
  • Evangelina Cid Ferreira (DC)
  • Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerro Navia is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Nicolás Monckeberg (RN) and Cristina Girardi (PPD) as part of the 18th electoral district, (together with Quinta Normal and Lo Prado). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

    References

    Cerro Navia Wikipedia


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