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Country
  
Chile

Website
  
www.lascondes.cl

Area code
  
56

Time zone
  
CLT (UTC-4)

Area
  
99.4 km²

Province
  
Santiago Province, Chile

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Region
  
Santiago Metropolitan Region

Team
  
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

Colleges and Universities
  
Universidad Mayor, University of the Andes - C, University of the Pacific

Points of interest
  
Pueblito de Los Dominicos, Museo Interactivo Audiovisu, Los Dominicos Village, KidZania Santiago, FullMac Chile - Servicio

Phantom 3 advanced aerial view at las condes in santiago de chile


Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The area is inhabited primarily by upper-mid- to high income families, and known in the Chilean collective consciousness as home to the country's economic elite. Most of Las Condes′ commercial activity is situated along Apoquindo Avenue where locals have labeled the location "Sanhattan," a portmanteau of Santiago and Manhattan.

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Map of Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Spyhawk chile las condes


Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Condes spans an area of 99.4 km2 (38 sq mi) and has 249,893 inhabitants (110,916 men and 138,977 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population grew by 20.1% (41,830 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 283,226.

Indicators

  • Average annual household income: US$67,672 (PPP, 2006)
  • Population below poverty line: 2.3% (2006)
  • Regional quality of life index: 87.42, high, 2 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.933, 2 out of 341 (2003)

    • Notable residents

  • Michelle Bachelet
  • Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
  • Sebastián Piñera
  • Salvador Allende
  • Augusto Pinochet
  • Alejandrina Cox

    • Administration

    As a commune, Las Condes 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 Joaquín Lavín (UDI). The communal council has the following members:

  • Carlos Larraín Hurtado (RN)
  • Regina Paz Aste Hevia (RN)
  • Tomás Fuentes Barros (RN)
  • David Jankelevich Waisbein (RN)
  • María Carolina Cotapos Mardones (UDI)
  • Gabriel Flandez Bórquez (RN)
  • Christián Velasco Vignola (UDI)
  • Cecilia Serrano Gildemeister (IND)
  • Marta Fresno Mackenna (UDI)
  • Felipe De Pujadas Abadie (PDC)

    • Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Las Condes is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Cristián Monckeberg (RN) and Ernesto Silva (UDI) as part of the 23rd electoral district, (together with Vitacura and Lo Barnechea). The commune is represented in the Senate by Manuel José Ossandón (RN) and Carlos Montes (PS) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

    Economy

    LAN Airlines, LATAM Airlines Group, and PAL Airlines have their headquarters in Las Condes.

    Google Chile's headquarters are in Las Condes.

    Education

    The Deutsche Schule Santiago (or Colegio Alemán de Santiago) maintains two campuses in Las Condes: the Las Condes which has Years 7-12 and the school administration, and the Cerro Colorado campus, which houses preschool.

    In addition the Scuola Italiana Vittorio Montiglio is located in Las Condes.

    References

    Las Condes Wikipedia
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