Cerrillos, Chile

Cerrillos (English: Hillocks) is a commune of Chile located in a midtown area of Santiago and the southwest of the city — in the Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú.

Cerrillos Park in 2013

Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio.

Cerrillos metro station mural

Cerrillos
Commune
Villa Panamericana
Coat of arms Map of the Cerrillos commune within Greater Santiago Cerrillos Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°30′S 70°43′W
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro.
Province	Santiago
Founded	17 March 1991
Government [1][2][3]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Johnny Yáñez (Ind.)
Area [4]
• Total	21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Elevation	517 m (1,696 ft)
Population  (2023 projection)[4]
• Total	89,520
• Density	4,262/km2 (11,040/sq mi)
• Urban	89,520
• Rural	0
Demonym	Cerrillano
Sex [4]
• Men	44,272
• Women	45,248
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[5])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[6])
Area code	56 +
Website	Municipality of Cerrillos

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune spans an area of 21 km² (8 sq mi) and has a population of 71,906^[4] living in 19,811 households,^[1] giving it a population density of 3,424.1/km² (8,868/sq mi). At that time, there were 34,961 men and 36,945 women. The population fell 1.0% (743 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[4]

Statistics

• Average annual household income: US$22,234 (PPP, 2006)^{[7][failed verification]}
• Population below poverty line: 8.3% (2006)^[8]
• Regional quality of life index: 72.93, medium, 32 out of 52 (2005)^{[citation needed]}
• Human Development Index: 0.743, 54 out of 341 (2003)^[9]

Administration

As a commune, Cerrillos 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 mayor is Johnny Yáñez (Ind), and the council has the following members:^[2][3]

• Luis Leiva Godoy (FA)
• Josefina Osorio Oviedo (PAVP)
• Roxana Muñoz Daza (PR
• Juan Jiménez Retamal (RN)
• Daivit Mellado Ramírez (Ind)
• Carolina Burgos Alarcón (REP)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerillos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part of the 20th electoral district (together with Estación Central and Maipú). The commune is represented in the Senate as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

See also

• Villa Mexico (small town of cerrillos)