Las Condes

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Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The area is inhabited primarily by middle-high- to high-income families and is known in the Chilean collective consciousness as home to the country's economic elite. Most of Las Condes' commercial activity is situated along Apoquindo Avenue, which is called colloquially "Sanhattan". It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.

Demographics

According to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Condes spans an area of Template:Convert and has 294,838 inhabitants (135,917 men and 158,921 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 17.99% (44,945 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses.[1] The 2024 projected population was 343,632.[2]

Las Condes is home to a significant and growing Jewish population. The Jewish community of Las Condes has their own synagogue, Talmud Torah, and rabbi. Las Condes is also home to the Jewish sports club Estadio Israelita.[3][4]

Indicators

  • Average annual household income: US$67,672 (PPP, 2006)[5]
  • Population below poverty line (2022)[2]
    • By income: 0.9%
    • Multidimensional index: 4.4%
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  • Human Development Index: 0.933, 2 out of 341 (2003)[6]

Administration

As a commune, Las Condes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor as the main executive officer who is directly elected every four years. The 2024–2028 mayor is Daniela Peñaloza Ramos (Ind). The communal council has the following members:

Chile Vamos (5)

  • Guillermo Ureta Larraín (UDI)
  • Manuel Melero Abaroa (Ind/UDI)
  • Francesca Gorrini Tesser (Evopoli)
  • Luis Hadad Acevedo (RN)
  • Richard Kouyoumdjian Inglis (Ind-RN)

Republican Party (4)

  • Catalina Ugarte Millán (REP)
  • Pamela Hodar Alba (REP)
  • Cristóbal de la Maza López (REP)
  • Leonardo Prat Fernández (REP)

Frente Amplio (1)

  • Gema Mahmoud Contreras (FA)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Las Condes is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Gonzalo Fuenzalida (RN), Karin Luck (RN), Catalina del Real (RN), Francisco Undurraga (Evopoli) and Guillermo Ramírez (UDI) for the Conservatives, and Tomás Hirsch (PH) for the Frente Amplio (left-wing) as part of the 11th electoral district, (together with Vitacura, Lo Barnechea, La Reina and Peñalolén). The commune is represented in the Senate by Manuel José Ossandón (RN) and Carlos Montes (PS) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

Economy

LAN Airlines,[7] LATAM Airlines Group,[8] and PAL Airlines have their headquarters in Las Condes.[9]

Google Chile's headquarters are in Las Condes,[10] as is Conversica's LATAM headquarters.[11]

Entertainment

Las Condes has over 500 restaurants covering multiple world cuisines.[12] Santiago City FC play in the Tercera A league and are based in Las Condes.[13]

Education

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In addition the Scuola Italiana Vittorio Montiglio is located in Las Condes.

There are also other private british, american, french and arab schools in the municipality.

Numerous universities are also located in this place; Universidad de Los Andes, Universidad del Desarrollo, Universidad Andres Bello and Universidad Mayor are just examples among other schools in the area.

Sister cities

Las Condes is twinned with:

Gallery

References

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External links

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  5. ↑ The State of Housing, Ministry of Planning of Chile.
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  7. ↑ "Annual Report 2010." (Archive) LAN Airlines. p. 7. Retrieved on January 25, 2013. "Corporate Headquarters Avenida Presidente Riesco 5711 20th Floor Las Condes, Santiago, Chile"
  8. ↑ "Contact." LATAM Airlines Group. Retrieved on January 25, 2013. "Contact Pdte. Riesco 5711, 20th floor Las Condes Santiago, Chile "
  9. ↑ "main.swf." (Archive) PAL Airlines. Retrieved on January 25, 2013. "Casa Central*Carmentina 25*Las Condes*Santiago"
  10. ↑ "Google locations." Google. Retrieved on May 25, 2016. "Google Chile Avda Costanera Sur #2730 Parque Titanium Torre B, Piso 16 Las Condes, Santiago Chile"
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  14. ↑ "Dirección y Contacto Template:Webarchive"/"Adresse und Kontakt Template:Webarchive." Deutsche Schule Santiago. Retrieved on March 17, 2015. Spanish: "Central Dirección: Nuestra Señora del Rosario 850, Las Condes" and "SEDE LAS CONDES (7º EB a IV EM) Dirección: Nuestra Señora del Rosario 850, Las Condes" and "SEDE VITACURA (1º a 6º EB) Dirección: Av. Kennedy 6150, Vitacura " and "SEDE CERRO COLORADO (PRE-ESCOLAR) Dirección: Cerro Colorado 6340, Las Condes " -- German: "Zentrale Adresse: Nuestra Señora del Rosario 850, Las Condes " and "ABTEILUNG LAS CONDES (Jgst. 7 bis 12) Adresse: Nuestra Señora del Rosario 850, Las Condes" and "ABTEILUNG VITACURA (Jgst. 1 bis 6) Adresse: Av. Kennedy 6150, Vitacura" and "ABTEILUNG CERRO COLORADO (VORSCHULE) Adresse: Cerro Colorado 6340, Las Condes "
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