| El Monte | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Image Alt: | Plaza in El Monte |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Location of the El Monte commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.6833°N -72°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santiago |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Talagante |
| Seat Type: | <--Capital--> |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | PS |
| Leader Name: | Francisco Gómez Ramírez |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 118.1 |
| Area Rank: | 3 |
| Elevation M: | 239 |
| Population Total: | 26459 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Rank: | 4 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 22,284 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 4,175 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 13,334 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 13,125 |
| Timezone: | CLT[4] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[5] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 53 |
| Website: | Municipality de El Monte |
El Monte is a Chilean city and commune in Talagante Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. As of 2007, it had a population of 29,568.
El Monte can be found on the north bank of the Mapocho River in the Chilean Central Valley approximately 55km (34miles) southwest of the metropolitan area of Santiago. The commune spans an area of 118.1sqkm.[3]
According to 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, El Monte spans an area of 118.1sqkm and had 26,459 inhabitants (13,334 men and 13,125 women). Of these, 22,284 (84.2%) lived in urban areas and 4,175 (15.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 20.9% (4,577 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
As a commune, El Monte 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 Francisco Gómez Ramírez (PS).[1] [2] The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, El Monte is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Denise Pascal (PS) and Gonzalo Uriarte (UDI) as part of the 31st electoral district, (together with Talagante, Peñaflor, Isla de Maipo, Melipilla, María Pinto, Curacaví, Alhué, San Pedro and Padre Hurtado). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).