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Las Condes

Commune

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Map of Las Condes commune in Greater Santiago

Las Condes

Location in Chile

Country

Chile

Region

Santiago Metropolitan Region

Province

Santiago Province

Government

• Type

Municipality

Area

• Total

99.4 km² (38.4 sq mi)

Population

(2002 Census)

• Total

249,893

• Density

2,514.0/km² (6,511/sq mi)

• Urban

249,893

• Rural

Sex

• Men

110,916

• Women

138,977

Time zone

UTC-4 (CLT)

• Summer (DST)

UTC-3 (CLST)

Area code(s)

56 +

Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The area is inhabited primarily by upper-mid- to high income families, and 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.

Demographics
- Indicators
Administration
Economy
Entertainment
Education
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Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Condes spans an area of 99.4 km² (38 sq mi) and has 249,893 inhabitants (110,916 men and 138,977 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 20.1% (41,830 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 283,226.

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.

Indicators

Average annual household income: US$67,672 (PPP, 2006)
Population below poverty line: 2.3% (2006)
Regional quality of life index: 87.42, high, 2 out of 52 (2005)
Human Development Index: 0.933, 2 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Las Condes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an mayor as the main executive officer who is directly elected every four years. The 2021–2024 mayor is Daniela Peñaloza Ramos (UDI). The communal council has the following members:

Chile Vamos (5)

Julio Dittborn Cordúa (UDI)
Patricio Bopp Tocornal (UDI)
Javiera Kretschmer Soruco (Evopoli)
Catalina San Martín Cavada (Evopoli)
Luis Hadad Acevedo (RN)

Republican Party (4)

Sergio Melnick Israel (PREP)
Vanessa Kaiser Barents-von Hohenhagen (PREP)
Catalina Ugarte Millán (PREP)
Marie Claude Mayo De Goyeneche (PREP)

Broad Front

Isidora Alcalde Egaña (RD)

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, LATAM Airlines Group, and PAL Airlines have their headquarters in Las Condes.

Google Chile's headquarters are in Las Condes, as is Conversica's LATAM headquarters.

Entertainment

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

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.

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