Country Chile Founded 28 November 1899 Area 70.8 km² Area code 56 | Region Santiago Metro. Time zone CLT (UTC-4) Local time Friday 12:26 AM Province Santiago | |
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Website Municipality of La Florida Weather 17°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 38% Humidity Points of interest Bosque Panul, Happyland, Panul Parque Comunitario | ||
La Florida ([la floˈɾiða], Spanish for "the flowery") is a suburban commune of Chile located in the South East of Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is a residential area and its inhabitants are mostly members of a new middle and upper-middle class. It ranks number 12 out of 346 among Chilean communes in terms of Human Development Index. Its mayor is Rodolfo Carter (independent pro-Chile Vamos)
Contents
- Map of La Florida Santiago Metropolitan Region Chile
- Demographics
- Stats
- Administration
- Last Elections
- Education
- References
Map of La Florida, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Florida spans an area of 70.8 km2 (27 sq mi) and has 365,674 inhabitants (176,245 men and 189,429 women). Of these, 365,563 (100%) lived in urban areas and 111 (0%) in rural areas. It currently has almost 400,000 inhabitants, which makes it the third most populous commune in Chile.
Stats
Administration
As a commune, La Florida 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 2016-2020 alcalde is Rodolfo Carter Fernández (Chile Vamos), who has been the mayor since 2011.
The local council has the following members:
Chile Vamos (conservatives) (6)
Nueva Mayoría (social-democrats) (4)
The municipal council is composed by six members of Chile Vamos (conservatives) and four members of Nueva Mayoría (social-democrats), plus the mayor Rodolfo Carter (Chile Vamos)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, La Florida is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Gustavo Hasbún (UDI) and Camila Vallejo-Dowling (PC) as part of the 26th District, which consists entirely of the La Florida commune. It is represented in the Senate by Manuel José Ossandón (Conservative independent) and Carlos Montes (PS) as part of the 8th Senatorial Constituency (East Santiago).
Last Elections
2016 Local elections in La Florida
Education
Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Marienschule Santiago-La Florida.
There is also an English school, The American–British School of La Florida.