Country Chile Province Santiago Time zone CLT (UTC-4) Local time Thursday 10:38 PM Team Club Deportivo Palestino | Region Santiago Metro. Founded 30 May 1925 Area 10 km² Area code 56 | |
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Website Municipality of La Cisterna Weather 19°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 36% Humidity | ||
La Cisterna ([la sisˈterna], Spanish for "the cistern") is a commune of Chile and census-designated city located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on 30 May 1925. It is part of Greater Santiago.
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Map of La Cisterna, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Cisterna spans an area of 10 km2 (4 sq mi) and has 85,118 inhabitants (40,651 men and 44,467 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 10.1% (9594 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 78,402.
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Administration
As 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Santiago Rebolledo Pizarro (PPD). The communal council has the following members:
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).