Recoleta is a commune of

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located in the north of Santiago Province. It belongs to the

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which is the capital and seat of the executive branch. It is south of Huechuraba, east of Independencia and Conchalí, west of Providencia and

Vitacura 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 o ...

, and north of

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. The

Mapocho River The River Mapocho ( es, Río Mapocho) ( Mapudungun: ''Mapu chuco'', "water that penetrates the land") is a river in Chile. It flows from its source in the Andes mountains onto the west and divides Chile's capital Santiago in two. Course The Map ...

and the San Cristóbal Hill form the natural boundary on the south and east sides, respectively, of Recoleta.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Recoleta spans an area of and has 148,220 inhabitants (72,314 men and 75,906 women), and the commune is an entirely

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. The population fell by 10% (16547 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. It had a 2006 projected population of 136,982.Sistema de Información Regional
Ministry of Planning of Chile.

Stats

*Average annual household income: US$45,513 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 1.4% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 89.77, high, 4 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.797, 11 out of 341 (2003)

Parks and open space

The territory of Recoleta includes the northwest portion of

Santiago Metropolitan Park The Santiago Metropolitan Park is an urban park located within the city of Santiago, capital of Chile. Consisting of the San Cristóbal, Chacarillas and Los Gemelos hills, and the areas of Tupahue, Lo Saldés, Pirámide and Bosque Santiago, the ...

, the Cerro Blanco and the Santiago General Cemetery.

Culture

The bohemian

Barrio Bellavista Barrio Bellavista (''Bellavista Neighborhood'') is an area that lies between the Mapocho River and San Cristóbal Hill in Santiago, Chile. It is known as Santiago's bohemian quarter, with numerous restaurants, boutiques, avant-garde galleries, ...

straddles the border between Recoleta and Providencia.

Barrio Patronato Barrio Patronato (''Patronato Neighborhood'') is a traditional neighborhood in Recoleta, Santiago, Chile. It is bounded by Avenida Recoleta from the west, Bellavista Street from the south, Loreto Street from the east, and Dominica street from the ...

is a commercial neighbourhood of Recoleta. The commune is the location of La Vega Central Market. Historical churches are located in Recoleta, including the Iglesia de la Recoleta Franciscana and the Iglesia de la Recoleta Dominica.

Administration

As a commune, Recoleta is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

alcalde Alcalde (; ) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An ''alcalde'' was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian '' cabildo'' (the municipal council) ...

that is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 and re-elected for 2016-2020 and 2021-2024 alcalde is Daniel Jadue Jadue ( PC). The communal council has the following members: * Fares Jadue Leiva ( PC) * Natalia Cuevas Guerrero ( PC) * Joceline Parra Delgadillo ( PC) * Cristian Weibel Avendaño ( PC) * Karen Garrido Ganga ( PC) * José Salas San Juan ( PS) * Silvana Flores Cruz ( PDC) * Felipe Cruz Huanchicay ( RN) Within the

electoral divisions of Chile Chile has two distinct electoral division systems: * To elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, Chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies. * To elect members of t ...

, Recoleta is part of electoral district No. 9. On the other hand, the commune belongs to the VII Senatorial District that represents the entire

Metropolitan Region of Santiago Santiago Metropolitan Region ( es, link=no, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Mo ...

References

External links

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Municipality of Recoleta
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