Vitacura
| Vitacura | |||||
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| Coordinates (city): 33°23′00″S 70°34′30″W / 33.38333°S 70.57500°WCoordinates: 33°23′00″S 70°34′30″W / 33.38333°S 70.57500°W | |||||
| Country | Chile | ||||
| Region | Santiago Metro. | ||||
| Province | Santiago | ||||
| Founded | 9 March 1946 | ||||
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| • Type | Municipality | ||||
| • Alcalde | Raúl Torrealba Del Pedregal (RN) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi) | ||||
| Population (2002 Census) | |||||
| • Total | 81,499 | ||||
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 81,499 | ||||
| • Rural | 0 | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| • Men | 35,118 | ||||
| • Women | 46,381 | ||||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | ||||
| Area code(s) | 56 + | ||||
| Website | Municipality of Vitacura | ||||
Vitacura is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Santiago. Inhabitants are primarily high income families.
There is an abundance of elite private schools in Vitacura and Las Condes, including Saint George's College, Colegio Santa Úrsula, Alliance Francaise, Colegio La Maisonette, Colegio Tabancura, Colegio Los Andes, Colegio Sagrados Corazones de Manquehue and Colegio San Benito.
The Costanera Norte toll-way connects Vitacura with the international airport and subway stations are located in the neighbor municipality of Las Condes.
Vitacura is see of ECLAC headquarters, home to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) headquarters in Chile, and home to Santiago's most exclusive shopping street, Avenida Alonso de Córdova.
The Gliders Club of Vitacura can be located in this commune. With a privileged location, the area is considered to have ideal climate conditions for such types of flights.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Vitacura spans an area of 28.3 km2 (11 sq mi) and has 81,499 inhabitants (35,118 men and 46,381 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population grew by 2.7% (2,124 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
As a commune, Vitacura is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor (alcalde, in Spanish) who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 mayor is Raúl Torrealba Del Pedregal (RN). The communal council has the following members:
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