Las Condes

Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The area is inhabited primarily by middle-high- to high-income families and is known in the Chilean collective consciousness as home to the country's economic elite. Most of Las Condes' commercial activity is situated along Apoquindo Avenue, which is called colloquially "Sanhattan". It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.

Las Condes
Commune
View from Gran Torre Santiago
Coat of arms Map of Las Condes commune in Greater Santiago Las Condes Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°24.7′S 70°33′W
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metropolitan Region
Province	Santiago Province
Government [1][2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Daniela Peñaloza Ramos (Ind.)
Area [3]
• Total	99 km2 (38 sq mi)
Population  (2017 Census)[3]
• Total	294,838
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
• Urban	294,838
• Rural	0
Sex [3]
• Men	135,917
• Women	158,921
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code	56 +
Website	www.lascondes.cl

Demographics

According to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Condes spans an area of 99 km² (38 sq mi) and has 294,838 inhabitants (135,917 men and 158,921 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 17.99% (44,945 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses.^[3] The 2024 projected population was 343,632.^[6]

Las Condes is home to a significant and growing Jewish population. The Jewish community of Las Condes has their own synagogue, Talmud Torah, and rabbi. Las Condes is also home to the Jewish sports club Estadio Israelita.^[7][8]

Indicators

• Average annual household income: US$67,672 (PPP, 2006)^[9]
• Population below poverty line (2022)^[6]
  • By income: 0.9%
  • Multidimensional index: 4.4%
• Regional quality of life index: 87.42, high, 2 out of 52 (2005)^{[citation needed]}
• Human Development Index: 0.933, 2 out of 341 (2003)^[10]

Administration

As a commune, Las Condes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor as the main executive officer who is directly elected every four years. The 2024–2028 mayor is Daniela Peñaloza Ramos (Ind). The communal council has the following members:

Chile Vamos (5)

• Guillermo Ureta Larraín (UDI)
• Manuel Melero Abaroa (Ind/UDI)
• Francesca Gorrini Tesser (Evopoli)
• Luis Hadad Acevedo (RN)
• Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis (Ind-RN)

Republican Party (4)

• Catalina Ugarte Millán (REP)
• Pamela Hodar Alba (REP)
• Cristóbal de la Maza López (REP)
• Leonardo Prat Fernández (REP)

Frente Amplio (1)

• Gema Mahmoud Contreras (FA)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Las Condes is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Gonzalo Fuenzalida (RN), Karin Luck (RN), Catalina del Real (RN), Francisco Undurraga (Evopoli) and Guillermo Ramírez (UDI) for the Conservatives, and Tomás Hirsch (PH) for the Frente Amplio (left-wing) as part of the 11th electoral district, (together with Vitacura, Lo Barnechea, La Reina and Peñalolén). The commune is represented in the Senate by Manuel José Ossandón (RN) and Carlos Montes (PS) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

Economy

LAN Airlines,^[11] LATAM Airlines Group,^[12] and PAL Airlines have their headquarters in Las Condes.^[13]

Google Chile's headquarters are in Las Condes,^[14] as is Conversica's LATAM headquarters.^[15]

Entertainment

Las Condes has over 500 restaurants covering multiple world cuisines.^[16] Santiago City FC play in the Tercera A league and are based in Las Condes.^[17]

Education

The Deutsche Schule Santiago (or Colegio Alemán de Santiago) maintains two campuses in Las Condes: the Las Condes which has Years 7-12 and the school administration, and the Cerro Colorado campus, which houses preschool.^[18]

In addition the Scuola Italiana Vittorio Montiglio is located in Las Condes.

There are also other private british, american, french and arab schools in the municipality.

Numerous universities are also located in this place; Universidad de Los Andes, Universidad del Desarrollo, Universidad Andres Bello and Universidad Mayor are just examples among other schools in the area.

Sister cities

Las Condes is twinned with:

• Miraflores, Peru^[19]
• Petah Tikva, Israel^[20]

Gallery

• 
  Las Condes Town Hall.
• 
  Casa de Asturias 400, Historic Monument of Chile.
• 
  Isidora Goyenechea Avenue.
• 
  Headquarters of LATAM Airlines Group and LAN Airlines.
• 
  San Vicente de Ferrer Church in Apoquindo.
• 
  Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, home of CD Universidad Católica.