| Official Name: | El Bosque |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Flag Caption: | Flag |
| Shiel Caption: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of El Bosque commune in Greater Santiago |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Chile |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santiago Metro. |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santiago |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Sadi Melo Moya |
| Leader Party: | PS |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 28 November 1981 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 Census |
| Population Total: | 175594 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 175594 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 0 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 86,435 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 89,159 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | -33.5667°N -70.675°W |
| Elevation M: | 587 |
| Website: | Municipality of El Bosque |
El Bosque (Spanish for "the forest") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The commune spans an area of 14.1sqkm.[2]
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, El Bosque spans an area of 14.1sqkm and has 175,594 inhabitants (86,435 men and 89,159 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 1.6% (2,740 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
0.711, 106 out of 341 (2003)[5]
As a commune, El Bosque 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 major is Sadi Melo Moya (PS).[1] The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, El Bosque is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Tucapel Jiménez (PPD) and Iván Moreira (UDI) as part of the 27th electoral district, (together with La Cisterna and San Ramón). The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (PDC) and Pablo Longueira Montes (UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).
The El Bosque airport is a military airport located in the commune.