Cerro Navia
{{Short description|Commune in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cerro Navia
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| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = Commune
| image_skyline = Cerro Navia Resbalon 20101005 SAM 0089.JPG
| imagesize = 175px
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Población El Resbalón in Cerro Navia
| image_flag = Flag of Cerro Navia, Chile.svg
| flag_alt = Flag
| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Cerro Navia.svg
| shield_alt = Coat of arms
| image_map = Comuna de Cerro Navia.svg
| map_alt = Map of the Cerro Navia commune within Greater Santiago
| map_caption = Map of the Cerro Navia commune within Greater Santiago
| pushpin_map = Chile
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| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
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| coor_pinpoint = city
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Chile
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Santiago Metro.
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Santiago
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 17 March 1981
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| seat =
| government_footnotes = {{Cite web |url = http://www.cerronavia.com |title=Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades | accessdate=27 January 2011|language=es}}
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_title = Alcalde
| leader_party = Ind
| leader_name = Mauro Tamayo Rozas
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 11.1
| elevation_footnotes =
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| population_total = 148312
| population_as_of = 2002 Census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 148312
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 0
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 72,921
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 75,391
| timezone = CLT{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=13 September 2010 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archivedate=11 September 2007 }}
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|accessdate=13 September 2010
|title=Chile Summer Time
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|archivedate=11 September 2007
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| area_code = 56 +
| website = [http://www.cerronavia.cl/ Municipality of Cerro Navia]
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Cerro Navia (Spanish for "Navia Hill") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most densely populated communes of Santiago, Chile.
History
Officially established on March 17, 1981, it wasn't until December 1984 that Cerro Navia became its own commune, taking over much of Pudahuel, part of Quinta Normal, and the old commune of Las Barrancas.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cerro Navia spans an area of {{convert|11.1|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 148,312 inhabitants (72,921 men and 75,391 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 4.8% (7423 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 143,035.
=Statistics=
- Average annual household income: US$23,778 (PPP, 2006)
- Population below poverty line: 17.5% (2006){{cite web |url=http://www.mideplan.cl/final/bajar.php?path=casen2006regional&id=CASEN2006-Metropolitana.pdf |title=Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region |work=Ministry of Planning of Chile |format=PDF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824153157/http://www.mideplan.cl/final/bajar.php?path=casen2006regional&id=CASEN2006-Metropolitana.pdf |archivedate=August 24, 2007|language=es}}
- Regional quality of life index: 71.33, mid-low, 40 out of 52 (2005)
- Human Development Index: 0.683, 165 out of 341 (2003){{cite web |url=http://www.desarrollohumano.cl/otraspub/pub12/IDHC%20con%20portada.pdf |title=The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003) |publisher=UNDP |work=Government of Chile, Mideplán |accessdate=13 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707010209/http://www.desarrollohumano.cl/otraspub/pub12/IDHC%20con%20portada.pdf |archivedate=7 July 2011 }}
Administration
As a commune, Cerro Navia 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 alcalde is Mauro Tamayo Rozas (Ind), who has held the position since 2016. The communal council has the following members:
- Zaida Inostroza Valenzuela (PCCh)
- Mario Ferrada Leiva (PCCh)
- Sebastián Caiceo Bacon (FA)
- David Urbina Huerta (Ind/FA)
- Danae Vera Calderón (RN)
- Frank Lobos Acuña (Ind/RN)
- Israel Alberti Garrido (PS)
- Luis Beltrán Manríquez (REP)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerro Navia is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Nicolás Monckeberg (RN) and Cristina Girardi (PPD) as part of the 18th electoral district, (together with Quinta Normal and Lo Prado). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
Awards
In 2020, the Municipality of Cerro Navia launched Plan 80, a person-centred monitoring and support model that won the Zero Project Award in 2023 for its innovative and scalable approach.{{Cite web |title=Plan 80 {{!}} Zero Project |url=https://zeroproject.org/view |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=zeroproject.org |language=en-us}} The programme, aimed at people over 80 with and without disabilities, offers personalized follow-up consultations to assess a wide range of needs, including assistive devices, healthcare, medication, hygiene, and food. These services are then delivered directly to beneficiaries' homes.{{Cite web |title=Plan 80 {{!}} Zero Project |url=https://zeroproject.org/view |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=zeroproject.org |language=en-us}} By 2021, more than 3,700 people were benefiting from the programme.
References
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External links
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.cerronavia.com/index.php Municipality of Cerro Navia]
{{Communes in Santiago Metropolitan Region}}
Category:Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile
Category:Geography of Santiago, Chile