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Cerrillos
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| Coordinates (city): | |||
| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Santiago Metro. | ||
| Province | Santiago | ||
| Founded | 17 March 1981 | ||
| Government[1][2][3] | |||
| • Type | Municipality | ||
| • Alcalde | Alejandro Almendares Calderón (RN) | ||
| Area[4] | |||
| • Total | 21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) | ||
| Population (2006 projection)[4] | |||
| • Total | 71,906 | ||
| • Density | 3,424.1/km2 (8,868.4/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 71,906 | ||
| • Rural | 0 | ||
| Demonym | Cerrillano | ||
| Sex[4] | |||
| • Men | 34,961 | ||
| • Women | 36,945 | ||
| Time zone | CLT [5] (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [6] (UTC-3) | ||
| Area code(s) | 56 + | ||
Cerrillos (Spanish for "hillocks") is a census-designated commune of Chile in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, integrated into the Greater Santiago conurbation.
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As a commune, Cerrillos 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 2008-2012 alcalde is Alejandro Almendares Calderón (RN), and the council has the following members:[2][3]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerillos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part of the 20th electoral district (together with Estación Central and Maipú). The commune is represented in the Senate as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune spans an area of 21 km2 (8 sq mi) and has a population of 71,906[4] living in 19,811 households,[1] giving it a population density of 3,424.1 /km2 (8,868 /sq mi). At that time, there were 34,961 men and 36,945 women. The population fell 1.0% (743 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[4]
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