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. It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.
Vitacura | |
|---|---|
 Parque Bicentenario in Vitacura | |
  Vitacura Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 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 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Camila Merino (Evópoli) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 85,384 |
• Estimate (2024)[4] | 97,049 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 85,384 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 38,402 |
| • Women | 46,982 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[5]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[6]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Vitacura |
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 neighboring municipality of Las Condes.
Vitacura is the site 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.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute, Vitacura spans an area of 28.3 km2 (11 sq mi) and has 85,384 inhabitants (38,402 men and 46,982 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 4.77% (3,885 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses.[3]
- Stats
- Area: 28.3 km2 (11 sq mi)[7]
- Population: 97,049 (2024 projection)[4]
- Autonomous household income per capita: US$86,155 (PPP, 2006)[8][9]
- Population below poverty line: 4.4% (±2.5%) (2006)[8]
- Regional quality of life index: 86.74, high, 3 out of 52 (2005)[citation needed]
- Human Development Index: 0.949, 1 out of 341 (2003)[10]
Administration
editAs 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 2021-2024 mayor is Camila Merino (Evópoli).[1][2] The communal council has the following members:
- Maximiliano del Real Mihovilovic (RN)
- Felipe Ross Correa (REP)
- Tomás Kast Sommerhoff (Evópoli)
- Paula Domínguez Risopatron (Evópoli)
- Macarena Bezanilla Montes (RN)
- Matías Bascuñán Montaner (UDI)
- Felipe Irarrázaval Ovalle (RN)
- Verónica del Real Card (REP)
Vitacura belongs to Electoral District No. 11 together with the communes of Lo Barnechea, Las Condes, La Reina and Peñalolén and to the VII Senatorial District (Santiago Metropolitan Region).
It is represented in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress for the period 2022-2026 by the following deputies:
- Guillermo Ramírez Diez (UDI)
- Gonzalo de la Carrera Correa (IND)
- Cristián Araya Lerdo de Tejada (REP)
- Catalina del Real Mihovilovic (RN)
- Francisco Undurraga Gazitúa (Evópoli)
- Tomás Hirsch Goldschmidt (Humanist Action)
Shopping
editThis commune is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Santiago and boutiques of many of the world's leading luxury retailers are located in Vitacura. These stores include Louis Vuitton, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Swarovski, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna, Brooks Brothers, Hermès, MaxMara, Bang & Olufsen, and Hugo Boss, as well as many others.
Education
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The main campus of the Lycée Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago, a French international school, is in Vitacura.[11]
The Deutsche Schule Santiago (or Colegio Alemán de Santiago) maintains the Vitacura campus, which houses students in years one through six.[12]
Chartwell International School, Preschool and Primary school is located in the Lo Curro region of Vitacura.
References
edit- ^ a b "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Municipality of Vitacura" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Resultados CENSO 2017" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Reporte Comunal 2024: Vitacura". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ Sistema de Información Regional, Ministry of Planning of Chile. Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Casen poll, 2006 Archived 2010-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Planning.
- ^ Implied PPP conversion rate: World Economic Outlook Database, April 2010, International Monetary Fund.
- ^ "Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003) Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán
- ^ "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"
- ^ "Dirección y Contacto Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine"/"Adresse und Kontakt." Deutsche Schule Santiago. Retrieved on March 17, 2015. Spanish: "Central Dirección: Nuestra Señora del Rosario 850, Las Condes" and "Sede Las Condas (7º EB a IV EM) Dirección: Nuestra Señora del Rosario 850, Las Condes" and "Sede Vitacura (1º a 6º EB) Dirección: Av. Kennedy 6150, Vitacura " and "Sede Cerro Colorado (Pre-Escolar) Dirección: Cerro Colorado 6340, Las Condes " - German: "Zentrale Adresse: Nuestra Señora del Rosario 850, Las Condes " and "Abteilung Las Condes (Jgst. 7 bis 12) Adresse: Nuestra Señora del Rosario 850, Las Condes" and "Abteilung Vitacura (Jgst. 1 bis 6) Adresse: Av. Kennedy 6150, Vitacura" and "Abteilung Cerro Colorado (Vorschule) Adresse: Cerro Colorado 6340, Las Condes "
External links
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- (in Spanish) Municipality of Vitacura