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Colina, Chile

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nameColina
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settlement_typeCity and Commune
image_skylinePlaza centro Colina.jpg
image_captionPlaza de Colina
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo_de_Colina_(Chile).svg
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Colina.svg
map_altMap of Colina commune in Santiago Metropolitan Region
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pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
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subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Santiago Metro.
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Chacabuco
established_titleFounded
established_date1891
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government_typeMunicipality
leader_partyUDI
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameIsabel Valenzuela
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elevation_m620
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population_total77815
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population_blank162811
population_blank2_titleRural
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demographics_type1Sex
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demographics1_title1Men
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demographics1_title2Women
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websiteMunicipality of Colina

Colina is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Chacabuco Province, in the northern part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, approximately 30 kilometers north of Santiago Centro.

lighthouses
Pre andean landscape

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Colina spans an area of 52769 sqkm and has 77,815 inhabitants (41,004 men and 36,811 women). Of these, 62,811 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 15,004 (19.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 47.5% (25,046 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Average household income: US$19,783 (PPP, 2006).

The highway and the main road to reach the area

Administration

As a commune, Colina 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Mario Olavarría Rodríguez (UDI). The communal council has the following members:

  • Gonzalo Torres Ferrari (RN)
  • Alejandra Bravo Hidalgo (PRI)
  • Andrés Vásquez Medina (PDC)
  • Máximo Larraín Geisse (UDI)
  • Jorge Boher Ferrada (UDI)
  • Pablo Atenas Valenzuela (PDC)

The regional intendant, appointed by the president, is Fernando Echeverría. Belonging to Province of Chacabuco, whose actual governor is Mrs. Angélica Antimán.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Colina is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Patricio Melero (UDI) and Mr. Gabriel Silber (PDC) as part of the 16th electoral district (together with Lampa, Tiltil, Quilicura and Pudahuel). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

Education

The Chamisero campus of the Lycée Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago is in Colina. The campus officially opened on May 21, 2013 although the maternelle (kindergarten) opened in February of that year.

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References

References

  1. "Municipality of Colina".
  2. "National Statistics Institute".
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  5. "Gobierno de Chile: Intendentes".
  6. "[http://www.lafase.cl/ Home]." ''[[Lycée Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago]]''. Retrieved on 19 January 2015. "Av. Luis Pasteur 5418 - Vitacura - Santiago - Chili" and "Av. Chamisero 14397 – Chamisero Colina – Chili"
  7. "[http://www.lafase.cl/historia Historique] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-01-19 ." ''Lycée Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago''. Retrieved on 19 January 2015.)
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