La Cisterna

La Cisterna
City and Commune
La Cisterna at dusk
Flag Coat of arms Map of the La Cisterna commune within Greater Santiago La Cisterna Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°32′06″S 70°39′51″W
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro.
Province	Santiago
Founded	30 May 1925
Government [1] [2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Santiago Rebolledo Pizarro (PPD)
Area [3]
• Total	10 km^2 (4 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)[3]
• Total	85,118
• Density	8,500/km^2 (22,000/sq mi)
• Urban	85,118
• Rural	0
Sex [3]
• Men	40,651
• Women	44,467
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code	56 +
Website	Municipality of La Cisterna

La Cisterna (Spanish pronunciation: [la sisˈteɾna], 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.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Cisterna spans an area of 10 km^2 (4 sq mi) and has 85,118 inhabitants (40,651 men and 44,467 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 10.1% (9594 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3] The 2006 projected population was 78,402.[6]^[failed verification]

Stats

• Average annual household income: US$38,305 (PPP, 2006)[6]^[failed verification]
• Population below poverty line: 8.6% (2006)[7]
• Regional quality of life index: 81.78, high, 8 out of 52 (2005)^[citation needed]
• Human Development Index: 0.775, 24 out of 341 (2003)[8]

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).[1][2] The communal council has the following members:

• Patricio Ossandón Ortiz (PS)
• Maria Angelica Pinedo (DC)
• Orlando Morales Becerra (PPD)
• Patricia Acevedo González (UDI)
• Alexis Flores Ahumada (UDI)
• Bernardo Suárez Ortiz (RN)
• Marcelo Luna Campillay (PPD)
• Ximena Tobar Vásquez (PS)

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).

See also

• List of mayors of La Cisterna

References

1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
2. "Municipality of La Cisterna" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
3. "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
4. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
6. "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
7. "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2007.
8. "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)" (PDF). Government of Chile, Mideplán (in Spanish). UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipality of La Cisterna