Las Condes is a commune of

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located in Santiago Province,

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. The area is inhabited primarily by upper-mid- to high income families, and known in the Chilean

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as home to the country's economic elite. Most of Las Condes′ commercial activity is situated along

Apoquindo Avenue Apoquindo Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Santiago, Chile. It extends through the commune of Las Condes. Description Apoquindo Avenue originates immediately east of Tobalaba Avenue. The main stretch of this street runs eastward from the easter ...

, which is called colloquially "

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". It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Las Condes spans an area of and has 249,893 inhabitants (110,916 men and 138,977 women), and the commune is an entirely

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. The population grew by 20.1% (41,830 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 283,226.The State of Housing
Ministry of Planning of Chile. Las Condes is home to a significant and growing

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population. The Jewish community of Las Condes has their own synagogue,

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, 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) *

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: 0.933, 2 out of 341 (2003)Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)
."

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, ''Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán''

Administration

As a commune, Las Condes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a

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, headed by an

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as the main executive officer who is directly elected every four years. The 2021–2024 mayor is Daniela Peñaloza Ramos (

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). The communal council has the following members: Chile Vamos (5) * Julio Dittborn Cordúa (

) * Patricio Bopp Tocornal (

) * Javiera Kretschmer Soruco ( Evopoli) * Catalina San Martín Cavada ( Evopoli) * Luis Hadad Acevedo ( RN)

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(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

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by Gonzalo Fuenzalida ( RN), Karin Luck ( RN), Catalina del Real ( RN), Francisco Undurraga ( Evopoli) and Guillermo Ramírez (

) for the Conservatives, and Tomás Hirsch (PH) for the Frente Amplio (left-wing) as part of the 11th electoral district, (together with

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, Lo Barnechea, La Reina and Peñalolén). The commune is represented in the

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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.

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Chile's headquarters are in Las Condes, as is

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's LATAM headquarters.

Entertainment

Las Condes has over 500 restaurants covering multiple world cuisines.

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.Dirección y Contacto
"
Adresse und Kontakt
." '' Deutsche Schule Santiago''. Retrieved on March 17, 2015. Spanish: "Central Dirección: Nuestra Señora del Rosario 850, Las Condes" and "SEDE LAS CONDES (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 " In addition the Scuola Italiana Vittorio Montiglio is located in Las Condes.

Gallery

File:Chile 43 of 245 (4283327582).jpg, Las Condes Town Hall. File:Casa de Asturias N400 V2.jpg, Casa de Asturias 400, Historic Monument of Chile. File:Las Condes (39220418904).jpg, Isidora Goyenechea Avenue. File:LANAirlinesHQ-2.jpg, Headquarters of LATAM Airlines Group and LAN Airlines. File:San Vincente Ferrer y Montañas.JPG, San Vicente de Ferrer Church in

Apoquindo Apoquindo (Runasimi ''Apuk-kintu'' flowers for the deity) is the name of a river and pre-Columbian settlement located east of the city of Santiago de Chile, at the foot of the foothills, in the present town of Las Condes. This settlement later b ...

. File:EstadioSanCarlosdeApoquindo.jpg, Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, home of CD Universidad Católica.

References

External links

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Municipality of Las Condes
{{Authority control Communes of Chile Geography of Santiago, Chile Jewish communities Jews and Judaism in Chile Las Condes Populated places established in 1901 Condes