Cerrillos, Chile

Cerrillos (Spanish for 'Hillocks') is a commune in the southwest of the city of Santiago in the Santiago Province of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú. It has 85,041 inhabitants.

Demographics As of the 2024 census, the population is 85,041, of which 48.5% are male and 51.5% are female. People under 15 years old make up 18.7% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 13.0%. 100% of the population is urban.

Average annual household income: US$22,234 (PPP, 2006) Population below poverty line: 8.3% (2006) Regional quality of life index: 72.93, medium, 32 out of 52 (2005) Human Development Index: 0.743, 54 out of 341 (2003)

Immigration As of the 2024 census, immigrants make up 15.0% of the population - 9.6% are from South America, 5.1% from North America, 0.1% from Europe, 0.1% from Asia, 0.005% from Africa, and 0.002% from Oceania.

Administration As a commune, Cerrillos 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 2024-2028 mayor is Johnny Yáñez (Ind), and the council has the following members: Luis Leiva Godoy (FA) Josefina Osorio Oviedo (PAVP) Roxana Muñoz Daza (PR Juan Jiménez Retamal (RN) Daivit Mellado Ramírez (Ind) Carolina Burgos Alarcón (REP)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerillos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part of the 20th electoral district (together with Estación Central and Maipú). The commune is represented in the Senate as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

Cerrillos, Chile

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