El Bosque, Chile

El Bosque (Spanish for "the forest") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The commune spans an area of 14.1 km² (5 sq mi).^[2]

El Bosque
City and Commune
Civic and Cultural Center
Map of El Bosque commune in Greater Santiago El Bosque Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°34′0″S 70°40′30″W
Chile	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro.
Province	Santiago
Founded	28 November 1981
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Sadi Melo Moya (PS)
Area [2]
• Total	14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation	587 m (1,926 ft)
Population  (2002 Census)[2]
• Total	175,594
• Density	12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
• Urban	175,594
• Rural	0
Sex [2]
• Men	86,435
• Women	89,159
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[3])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Website	Municipality of El Bosque

Martyrs of the chilean aircraft monument

Copa Lo Martínez metro station.

Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, El Bosque spans an area of 14.1 km² (5 sq mi) and has 175,594 inhabitants (86,435 men and 89,159 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 1.6% (2,740 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[2]

Statistics

• Regional quality of life index: 73.65, medium, 28 out of 52 (2005)^{[citation needed]}
• Human Development Index: 0.711, 106 out of 341 (2003)^[5]

Administration

As a commune, El Bosque 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 Sadi Melo Moya (PS). The communal council has the following members:

• Simón Melo Contreras (PS)
• Lorena Downey Belmar (PS)
• Nicol Sepúlveda Hernández (PS)
• Patricia del Carmen Coñoman Carrillo (PCCh)
• Carlos Contreras Muñoz (RN)
• Rafael Valenzuela Pérez (REP)
• Rosa Peralta Valenzuela (REP)
• Patricia Arriagada Núñez (UDI)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, El Bosque is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Tucapel Jiménez (PPD) and Iván Moreira (UDI) as part of the 27th electoral district, (together with La Cisterna and San Ramón). 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).

Transportation

The El Bosque airport is a military airport located in the commune.