Puente Alto | |
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 Puente Alto's main square in 2023 | |
 Coat of arms    Puente Alto Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city):33°37′S70°34′W / 33.617°S 70.567°W /-33.617; -70.567 | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metropolitan |
| Province | Cordillera |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Matías Toledo Herrera (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.2 km2 (34.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 673 m (2,208 ft) |
| Population (2017 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 568,106 |
| • Density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 492,603 |
| • Rural | 312 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 240,862 |
| • Women | 252,053 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | country 56 +city 2 |
| Website | Municipality of Puente Alto |
Puente Alto (Spanish: "Tall Bridge") is acity andcommune ofChile. It is the capital of theCordillera Province in theSantiago Metropolitan Region. Located south-east of theGreat Santiago conurbation (of which it is part), it houses 568,106 inhabitants (city proper, 2017 census), making it the most populouscommune in Chile.
After 1883, the province of Santiago was divided into three departments: Santiago, La Victoria and Melipilla. In 1891 the "Autonomic Commune Law" was enacted, after which the president signed as the "Decree of the Creation of Municipalities."
From this decree the department of La Victoria was divided into the municipalities ofPeñaflor,Talagante,Calera de Tango,San José de Maipo and Lo Cañas.
According to regional law, the authorities of this new sector would be able to increase in proportion to the number of inhabitants in the area, as well as adding three additional mayors to the bureaucratic structure. This law was passed with the aim of giving more individual power to the remote areas of the fast-growing city, instead of everything being governed as a whole under La Victoria.
According to the 2002census of theNational Statistics Institute, Puente Alto spans an area of 88.2 km2 (34 sq mi) and has 492,915 inhabitants (240,862 men and 252,053 women). Of these, 492,603 (99.9%) lived inurban areas and 312 (0.1%) do not.
As a commune, Puente Alto is a third-leveladministrative division of Chile administered by amunicipal council, headed by analcalde (mayor) who is directly elected every four years. The 2024-2028 mayor is Matias Toledo (Ind.).[1] The communal council has the following members:[5]
Within theelectoral divisions of Chile, Puente Alto is represented in theChamber of Deputies by Álvaro Carter (UDI), Ximena Ossandón (RN), Daniela Serrano (PCCh), Ana María Gazmuri (AH), Mónica Arce Castro (Ind/PH), Pamela Jiles (PH) and Hernán Palma Pérez (PH), as part of the 12th electoral district, (together withLa Florida,Pirque,San José de Maipo andLa Pintana). The commune is represented in theSenate by Manuel José Ossandón Irarrázaval (RN), Fabiola Campillai Rojas (Ind), Claudia Pascual (PCCh), Luciano Cruz Coke (EVOP) and Jose Manuel Rojo Edwards (PRCh) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago Metropolitan Region).
Puente Alto is connected to the rest of Santiago though theRed Metropolitana de Mobilidad, which includes bus lines andLine 4 of theSantiago Metro, which has its southern terminus onPlaza de Puente Alto station, beneath the commune's main square. Travel time to downtown Santiago though the metro is approximately 45 minutes.
Puente Alto's city stadium is located in #450 Nemesio Vicuña street, it has a soccer playing field and an athletics track. It has a capacity of 1900 people, making it one of the biggest sport centres of the commune including the sports complex Amador Donoso in this list.
On May 30, 2011, the city stadium was re-inaugurated by the Mayor Manuel J. Ossandón, a lot of neighbours were invited to the opening ceremony.
The stadium has 4 bathroom, smart illumination, and 10 exercise machines available to the people of the town.[6] There are no requirements to use these facilities.
Mampato is an amusement park which has different games for children and teenagers. It was opened in 1975 by Mr. Felipe Rodríguez Lobbé in Lo Barnechea.
Its main attractions were the trains, the trampolines and tricycles. In addition, there was a show called "Far West", where there were Cowboys and Indians.
It was inaugurated in 1998 in Las Vizcachas, Puente Alto. Currently, the rides are a wheel, train, roller coaster and slide. Apart from these, Mampato has got many other rides.
The general ticket costs 7.000 Chilean pesos.[7]
"Pueblito las Vizcachas" is a large, well-maintained park in Puente Alto frequented by families and neighbors in the area. The park opened on December 30, 2015. Visitors have the opportunity to practice kayaking, observe different farm animals, picnic, play sports, and enjoy other activities in the green areas without paying an entrance fee. Mayor Germán Codina, the park's creator, has also stated plans to further its development with amenities such as restaurants starting in 2019.
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