Providencia, Chile
| Providencia | |||||
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| City and Commune | |||||
Financial district in Providencia.
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| Coordinates (city): 33°26′S 70°36.5′W / 33.433°S 70.6083°WCoordinates: 33°26′S 70°36.5′W / 33.433°S 70.6083°W | |||||
| Country | Chile | ||||
| Region | Santiago Metro. | ||||
| Province | Santiago | ||||
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| • Type | Municipality | ||||
| • Alcaldesa | Evelyn Matthei Fornet (UDI) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi) | ||||
| Population (2002 Census) | |||||
| • Total | 120,874 | ||||
| • Density | 8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 120,874 | ||||
| • Rural | 0 | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| • Men | 53,082 | ||||
| • Women | 67,792 | ||||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | ||||
| Postal Code | 7500000 | ||||
| Area code(s) | 56 + | ||||
| Website | Municipality of Providencia | ||||
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Providencia (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾoβiˈðensja], Spanish: "providence") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Part of Greater Santiago, it is bordered by the communes of Santiago to the west, Recoleta to the northwest, Las Condes and Vitacura to the northeast, La Reina to the east, and Ñuñoa to the south.
Providencia is home to a large upper middle and high-class population and it holds the region's highest percentage of population over 60 (21.51%). It contains many high-rise apartment buildings as well as a significant portion of Santiago's commerce. It is notable for its large, old and elegant houses inhabited in the past by the Santiago elite and now mostly used as offices.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Providencia spans an area of 14.4 km2 (6 sq mi) and has 120,874 inhabitants (53,082 men and 67,792 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population grew by 8.7% (9,692 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
As a commune, Providencia 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 2016-2020 alcaldesa is Evelyn Matthei (UDI). The communal council has the following members:
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