| Vitacura | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Logo |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 100px |
| Blank Emblem Alt: | Emblem |
| Map Alt: | Map of the Vitacura 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: | -33.3833°N -70.575°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: | 9 March 1946 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | Evópoli |
| Leader Name: | Camila Merino |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.3 |
| Population Total: | 85384 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 Census |
| Population Est: | 97049 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2024 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 85384 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 0 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 38,402 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 46,982 |
| Timezone: | CLT[5] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[6] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + |
| Website: | Municipality of Vitacura |
Vitacura is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Santiago. Inhabitants are primarily high income families. It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.
There is an abundance of elite private schools in Vitacura and Las Condes, including Saint George's College, Colegio Santa Úrsula, Alliance Francaise, Colegio La Maisonette, Colegio Tabancura, Colegio Los Andes, Colegio Sagrados Corazones de Manquehue and Colegio San Benito.
The Costanera Norte toll-way connects Vitacura with the international airport and subway stations are located in the neighboring municipality of Las Condes.
Vitacura is the site of ECLAC headquarters, home to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) headquarters in Chile, and home to Santiago's most exclusive shopping street, Avenida Alonso de Córdova.
The Gliders Club of Vitacura can be located in this commune. With a privileged location, the area is considered to have ideal climate conditions for such types of flights.
According to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute, Vitacura spans an area of 28.3sqkm and has 85,384 inhabitants (38,402 men and 46,982 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 4.77% (3,885 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses.[3]
0.949, 1 out of 341 (2003)[10]
As a commune, Vitacura is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor (alcalde, in Spanish) who is directly elected every four years. The 2021-2024 mayor is Camila Merino (Evópoli).[1] [2] The communal council has the following members:
Vitacura belongs to Electoral District No. 11 together with the communes of Lo Barnechea, Las Condes, La Reina and Peñalolén and to the VII Senatorial District (Santiago Metropolitan Region).
It is represented in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress for the period 2022-2026 by the following deputies:
This commune is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Santiago and boutiques of many of the world's leading luxury retailers are located in Vitacura. These stores include Louis Vuitton, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Swarovski, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna, Brooks Brothers, Hermès, MaxMara, Bang & Olufsen, and Hugo Boss, as well as many others.
The main campus of the Lycée Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago, a French international school, is in Vitacura.[11]
The Deutsche Schule Santiago (or Colegio Alemán de Santiago) maintains the Vitacura campus, which houses students in years one through six.[12]
Chartwell International School, Preschool and Primary school is located in the Lo Curro region of Vitacura.