San Ramón | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
Flag Alt: | Flag |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
Map Alt: | Map of San Ramón 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: | -33.5333°N -108.5°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | city |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Chile |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Santiago Metro. |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Santiago |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Leader Party: | PS |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Miguel Ángel Aguilera Sanhueza |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.5 |
Population Total: | 94906 |
Population As Of: | 2002 Census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
Population Blank1: | 94906 |
Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank2: | 0 |
Demographics Type1: | Sex |
Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
Demographics1 Info1: | 46,596 |
Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
Demographics1 Info2: | 48,310 |
Timezone: | CLT[3] |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Area Code: | 56 + |
Website: | Municipality of San Ramón |
San Ramón (Spanish for "Saint Ramón") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region; part of Greater Santiago.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Ramón spans an area of 6.5sqkm and has 94,906 inhabitants (46,596 men and 48,310 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 5.9% (5,911 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
0.679, 170 out of 341 (2003)[7]
As a commune, San Ramón 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 Miguel Ángel Aguilera Sanhueza (PS).[1] The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Ramón is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Tucapel Jiménez (PPD) and Mr. Iván Moreira (UDI) as part of the 27th electoral district, (together with El Bosque and La Cisterna). 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).