Vitacura is a communeofChile 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 of Santiago de Chile.
Vitacura
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Parque Bicentenario in Vitacura
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Map of the Vitacura commune within Greater Santiago   Vitacura Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°23′00″S 70°34′30″W / 33.38333°S 70.57500°W / -33.38333; -70.57500 | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metro. |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | 9 March 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Camila Merino (Evópoli) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi) |
| Population
(2023 Census)[3]
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| • Total | 97,695 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 81,499 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 46,908 |
| • Women | 50,787 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Vitacura |
There is an abundance of elite private schools in Vitacura and Las Condes, including Saint George's College, Colegio Santa Úrsula, Alliance Francaise, Colegio La Maisonette, Colegio Tabancura, Colegio Los Andes, Colegio Sagrados Corazones de Manquehue and Colegio San Benito.
The Costanera Norte toll-way connects Vitacura with the international airport and subway stations are located in the neighboring municipality of Las Condes.
Vitacura is the site of ECLAC headquarters, home to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) headquarters in Chile, and home to Santiago's most exclusive shopping street, Avenida Alonso de Córdova.
The Gliders Club of Vitacura can be located in this commune. With a privileged location, the area is considered to have ideal climate conditions for such types of flights.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Vitacura spans an area of 28.3 km2 (11 sq mi) and has 81,499 inhabitants (35,118 men and 46,381 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 2.7% (2,124 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
As a commune, Vitacura is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor (alcalde, in Spanish) who is directly elected every four years. The 2021 mayor is Camila Merino (Evópoli).[1][2] The communal council has the following members:
Vitacura belongs to Electoral District No. 11 together with the communes of Lo Barnechea, Las Condes, La Reina and Peñalolén and to the VII Senatorial District (Santiago Metropolitan Region).
It is represented in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress for the period 2022-2026 by the following deputies:
This commune is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Santiago and boutiques of many of the world's leading luxury retailers are located in Vitacura. These stores include Louis Vuitton, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Swarovski, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna, Brooks Brothers, Hermès, MaxMara, Bang & Olufsen, and Hugo Boss, as well as many others.
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The main campus of the Lycée Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago, a French international school, is in Vitacura.[10]
The Deutsche Schule Santiago (orColegio Alemán de Santiago) maintains the Vitacura campus, which houses students in years one through six.[11]
Chartwell International School, Preschool and Primary school is located in the Lo Curro region of Vitacura.
