Cerro Navia

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Cerro Navia
Commune
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Map of the Cerro Navia commune within Greater Santiago
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Cerro Navia
Location in Chile
Coordinates(city): 33°25′12″S70°44′00″W / 33.42000°S 70.73333°W / -33.42000; -70.73333
Country Chile
Region Santiago Metro.
Province Santiago
Founded17 March 1981
Government
[1] [2]
 • Type Municipality
 •  Alcalde Mauro Tamayo Rozas (Ind.)
Area
[3]
 • Total
11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census) [3]
 • Total
148,312
 • Density13,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
 •  Urban
148,312
 •  Rural
0
Sex
[3]
 • Men72,921
 • Women75,391
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT [4] )
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST [5] )
Area code 56 +
Website Municipality of Cerro Navia

Cerro Navia (Spanish for "Navia Hill") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most densely populated communes of Santiago, Chile.

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Mapocho Río Park
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Casa de las Culturas, las Artes y las Ciencias Violeta Parra
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Herminda de la Victoria village, 45th anniversary mural

History

Officially established on March 17, 1981, it wasn't until December 1984 that Cerro Navia became its own commune, taking over much of Pudahuel, part of Quinta Normal, and the old commune of Las Barrancas.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cerro Navia spans an area of 11.1 km2 (4 sq mi) and has 148,312 inhabitants (72,921 men and 75,391 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 4.8% (7423 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. [3] The 2006 projected population was 143,035.

Statistics

Administration

As a commune, Cerro Navia 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 2024-2028 alcalde is Mauro Tamayo Rozas (Ind), who has held the position since 2016. [1] [2] The communal council has the following members:

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerro Navia is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Nicolás Monckeberg (RN) and Cristina Girardi (PPD) as part of the 18th electoral district, (together with Quinta Normal and Lo Prado). 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).

Awards

In 2020, the Municipality of Cerro Navia launched Plan 80, a person-centred monitoring and support model that won the Zero Project Award in 2023 for its innovative and scalable approach. [8] The programme, aimed at people over 80 with and without disabilities, offers personalized follow-up consultations to assess a wide range of needs, including assistive devices, healthcare, medication, hygiene, and food. These services are then delivered directly to beneficiaries' homes. [9] By 2021, more than 3,700 people were benefiting from the programme.

References

  1. 1 2 "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Municipality of Cerro Navia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2007.
  7. ↑ "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)" (PDF). Government of Chile, Mideplán. UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Plan 80 | Zero Project". zeroproject.org. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  9. ↑ "Plan 80 | Zero Project". zeroproject.org. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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