Conchalí
title: "Conchalí" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-santiago-province,-chile", "communes-of-chile", "geography-of-santiago,-chile", "populated-places-established-in-1927", "1927-establishments-in-chile"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchalí" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Conchalí |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | City and Commune |
| image_skyline | Plaza-de-la-palmilla-lateral.jpg |
| image_caption | Panoramic view, Palmilla plaza in front. |
| image_flag | Bandera de Conchalí.svg |
| flag_alt | Flag |
| image_shield | Escudo de Conchalí.svg |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms |
| image_map | Comuna de Conchalí.svg |
| map_alt | Conchalí commune within Greater Santiago |
| map_caption | Conchalí within Greater Santiago |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_map_narrow | yes |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_alt | Location in Chile |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| coor_pinpoint | city |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Santiago Metro. |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Santiago |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 30 December 1927 |
| government_footnotes | |
| <ref name | "Official" |
| government_type | Municipality |
| leader_title | Alcalde |
| leader_party | Ind |
| leader_name | René de la Vega |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 70.7 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 133256 |
| population_as_of | 2002 Census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 133256 |
| population_blank2_title | Rural |
| population_blank2 | 0 |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 64,973 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 68,283 |
| population_demonym | Conchalino |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST{{cite web |
| url | http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |
| accessdate | 13 September 2010 |
| title | Chile Summer Time |
| publisher | WorldTimeZones.org |
| url-status | dead |
| archiveurl | https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |
| archivedate | 11 September 2007 |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| area_code | 56 + |
| website | Municipality of Conchali |
| :: |
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Conchalí () is a commune of Chile in Santiago Province, within the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is located in the northern part of the city of Santiago.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Conchalí spans an area of 70.7 sqkm and has 133,256 inhabitants (64,973 men and 68,283 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 12.9% (19,663 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Its 2006 population was projected at 120,151 persons.
Statistics
- Average annual household income: US$24,396 (PPP, 2006)
- Population below poverty line: 8.0% (2006)
- Regional quality of life index: 78.61, mid-high, 16 out of 52 (2005)
- Human Development Index: 0.707, 118 out of 341 (2003)
Administration
As a commune, Conchalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor who is directly elected every four years. The current mayor is René de la Vega (Ind) since 2016. The communal council has the following members:
- Paula Pérez Espinoza (PC)
- Hernán Corona Sánchez (UDI)
- Patricia Molina Molina (DC)
- Lissette Ponce Palacios (PPD)
- Martín Muñoz Olivares (REP)
- Krishna Narváez Espinoza (REP)
- Miguel Astudillo Cáceres (RN)
- Marjorie Melo Valenzuela (PH)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Conchalí is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Karla Rubilar (RN) and Daniel Farcas Guendelman (PPD) as part of the 17th electoral district, (together with Renca and Huechuraba). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Andrés Allamand Zavala (RN) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
References
References
- "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
- "Municipality of Conchalí".
- "National Statistics Institute".
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile.
- "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region". Ministry of Planning of Chile.
- "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)". [[United Nations Development Programme.
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