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 | Matias Toledo (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.2 km2 (34.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 673 m (2,208 ft) |
| Population (2017 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 568,106 |
| • Density | 6,440/km2 (16,700/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, and is located in the south-east corner of theGreater Santiago conurbation. Puente Alto has 568,106 inhabitants (city proper, 2017 census), making it the most populouscommune in Chile.
After 1884, 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 issued the Decree for the Creation of Municipalities of Chile.
Following this decree, in 1891, the municipalities of Peñaflor, Talagante, Calera de Tango, San José de Maipo, and Lo Cañas were established in the department of La Victoria. On November 18, 1892, the municipalities of Puente Alto and La Granja were created in the same department, leading to the dissolution of the municipality of Lo Cañas.
Thus, the Municipality of Puente Alto, which included the subdelegations 12th, Puente Nuevo de Pirque, 15th, Lo Cañas, and 16th, El Peral from the Department of La Victoria, was officially established by law on November 18, 1892, and published in the Official Gazette No. 4376 of 1892.
According to the Autonomic Commune Law, the municipality's governing body consisted of at least nine councilors, with the number increasing proportionally to the population, and three mayors. This system granted the municipalities greater autonomy and more powers, allowing them to operate more independently from the central government.
A letter from the Mayor’s Office of Puente Alto to the Governor of the Department of La Victoria, dated May 15, 1894, reveals the first mayors of the commune:
“It being convenient for Your Honor to be informed about the organization of the Municipality of Puente Alto for the relations between it and your government, I have the honor to inform Your Honor that in the first ordinary session, Don Carlos Aldunate Solar was appointed as the first mayor, Don Victorino Rojas Magallanes as the second, and Don Rafael Correa Echagüe as the third.This I communicate to Your Honor for any necessary action.God guide Your Honor.”
According to the 2002census of theNational Statistics Institute, Puente Alto spans an area of 88.2 km2 (34 sq mi) and had 492,915 inhabitants (240,862 men and 252,053 women). Nearly all the residents at the time were considered to be living inurban areas (492,603 or 99.9%).
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 mayor for the 2024-2028 term 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 via the metro is approximately 45 minutes.
Puente Alto's city stadium is located at 450 Nemesio Vicuña and features a football field and an athletics track. The stadium has a capacity of 1900, making it one of the biggest sports centers of the commune.
On May 30, 2011, the city stadium was re-inaugurated by the Mayor Manuel J. Ossandón.
Mampato is an amusement park with various activities for children and teenagers. Its main attractions include the trains, the trampolines and tricycles. It was inaugurated in 1998 in Las Vizcachas, Puente Alto.[6]
"Pueblito las Vizcachas" is a large, well-maintained park in Puente Alto frequented by families and residents in the area. The park opened on December 30, 2015. Visitors have the opportunity to partake in kayaking, interact with farm animals and enjoy other activities in the green areas without paying an entrance fee.
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