| Renca | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Image Alt: | Renca Hill, in Renca. |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Renca commune within Greater Santiago |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.4°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: | 19 March 2000 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | [Independent] |
| Leader Name: | Claudio Castro |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.2 |
| Population Total: | 133518 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 133518 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 0 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 66,253 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 67,265 |
| Timezone: | CLT[4] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[5] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + |
| Website: | Municipality of Renca |
Renca is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on 6 May 1894.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Renca spans an area of 24.2sqkm and has 133,500 inhabitants, and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 3.5% (4,500 people) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3] Its 2006 projected population was 134,690.[6]
0.709, 112 out of 341 (2003)[8]
As a commune, Renca 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 communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Renca is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Karla Rubilar (RN) and María Antonieta Saa (PPD) as part of the 17th electoral district, (together with Conchalí and Huechuraba). 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).