La Florida, Chile
Commune in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
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La Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [la floˈɾiða], Spanish for "the flowery") is an urban-suburban commune of Chile located in the South East of Santiago. It is a residential area and its inhabitants are mostly members of a new middle to upper-middle class. It ranks number 12 out of 346 among Chilean communes in terms of Human Development Index.[7]
La Florida | |
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Civic center | |
  La Florida Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°32′S 70°35′W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metro. |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | 28 November 1899 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Daniel Reyes Morales (UDI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 projection)[3] | |
• Total | 402,433 |
| • Density | 10,300/km2 (26,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 394,541 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 197,604 |
| • Women | 204,829 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[5]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[6]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of La Florida |
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Demographics
According to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Florida spans an area of 70.8 km2 (27 sq mi) and has 382,701 inhabitants. 100% lived in urban areas and 52.1% were women. It currently has 402,433 inhabitants,[4] which makes it the fourth most populous commune in Chile, after Puente Alto, Maipú and Santiago Centro.
Statistics
- Population below poverty line: 3.1% (2015)[8]
- Regional quality of life index: 80.21, high, 13 out of 52 (2005)[citation needed]
- Human Development Index: 0.773, 12 out of 346 (2005)[7]
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. Its mayor for the 2024-2028 term is Daniel Reyes Morales (UDI). The local council has the following members:
Conservatives (6)
- Felipe Mancilla Mejías (RN)
- Renata Santander Ramírez (RN)
- Leticia Lagos Vidal (RN)
- Hugo Herrera Baeza (RN)
- Alejandra Parra Galasso (UDI)
- Martina Díaz Carrasco (REP)
Social Democrats (3)
- Reinaldo Rosales Méndez (PDD)
- Lia Gálvez Fuentes (FA)
- José Seves Rojas (PC)
- Victoria Oyarzún Carvajal (PC)
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).