| Cerrillos | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of the Cerrillos commune within Greater Santiago |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.5°N -113°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santiago Metro. |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santiago |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 17 March 1991 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] [3] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | PS |
| Leader Name: | Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.0 |
| Elevation M: | 517 |
| Population Total: | 89520 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 projection |
| Population Density Km2: | 4262 |
| Population Demonym: | Cerrillano |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 89520 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 0 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 44,272 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 45,248 |
| Timezone: | CLT[5] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[6] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + |
| Website: | Municipality of Cerrillos |
Cerrillos (English: Hillocks) is a commune of Chile located in a midtown area of Santiago and the southwest of the city — in the Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region — as a spot of the conurbation of Santiago. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú.
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 2012-2016 mayor is Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa (PS), 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 21sqkm and has a population of 71,906[4] living in 19,811 households,[1] giving it a population density of 3424.1PD/sqkm. 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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