| Padre Hurtado | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Location of Padre Hurtado within Greater Santiago, shown in Yellow |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.5667°N -120°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Metropolitan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Talagante |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1891 |
| Named For: | Saint Alberto Hurtado |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | José Miguel Arellano Merino |
| Leader Party: | RN |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 80.8 |
| Elevation M: | 419 |
| Population Total: | 76219 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Padrehurtadino |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 34257 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 4511 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 37,785 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 38,434 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + |
| Website: | Municipality of Padre hurtado |
Padre Hurtado (pronounced as /es/) is a Chilean commune in the Talagante Province, in the Metropolitan Region. Part of the Greater Santiago conurbation and one of the outermost communes of it, the commune is named after Saint Alberto Hurtado, who was popularly known as Padre Hurtado ("Father Hurtado").
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Padre Hurtado spans an area of 80.8sqkm and has 38,768 inhabitants (19,367 men and 19,401 women). Of these, 34,257 (88.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,511 (11.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 32% (9,396 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Padre Hurtado 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 José Miguel Arellano Merino (RN). The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Padre Hurtado 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, El Monte, Isla de Maipo, Melipilla, María Pinto, Curacaví, Alhué and San Pedro). 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).