Providencia (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾoβiˈðensja], Spanish: "providence") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago City. It is bordered by the communes of Santiago to the west, Recoleta to the northwest, Las Condes and Vitacura to the northeast, La Reina to the east, and Ñuñoa to the south. It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.
Providencia | |
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 Mapocho River in Providencia | |
  Providencia Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°26′S 70°37′W / 33.433°S 70.617°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Province | Santiago |
| Seat | 25 February 1897 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcaldesa | Evelyn Matthei Fornet (UDI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 142,079 |
| • Density | 9,900/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 142,079 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 65,710 |
| • Women | 76,369 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
| Postal Code | 7500000 |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Providencia |
Providencia is home to a large upper middle to upper-class population and it holds the region's highest percentage of population over 60 (22%). It contains many high-rise apartment buildings as well as a significant portion of Santiago's commerce. It is notable for its large, old and elegant houses inhabited in the past by the Santiago elite and now mostly used as offices. The municipality is also home to many embassies, including those of Canada, Poland, Hungary, Italy, France, Egypt, Russia, Japan, China, and Uruguay. Providencia has one of the highest human development indexes of any city in Latin America.
Demographics
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According to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute, Providencia spans an area of 14.4 km2 (6 sq mi) and has 142,079 inhabitants (65,710 men and 76,369 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 17.54% (21,205 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses.[3]
Indicators
edit- Area: 14.4 km2[6]
- Population: 126,436 (2009 projection)[6][dead link]
- Average annual household income: US$53,767 (PPP, 2006)[6][dead link]
- Population below poverty line: 3.5% (2006)[7]
- Regional quality of life index: 83.01, high, 5 out of 52 (2005)[citation needed]
- Human Development Index: 0.911, 4 out of 341 (2003)[8]
Notable residents
edit- Patricio Aylwin, former president
- Ricardo Lagos, former president
- Gabriel Valdés, former senator
Administration
editAs a commune, Providencia 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 2021 to 2024 alcaldesa is Evelyn Matthei (UDI). The communal council has the following members:
- Manuel José Monckeberg (RN)
- Cristofer Brunetti Nuñez (RN)
- Raphael Bergoeing Vela (Evópoli)
- Carolina Plaza Guzmán (UDI)
Other
- Josefa Errazuriz Guilisasti (Independent)
Providencia belongs to Electoral District No. 10, with Santiago, Ñuñoa, La Granja, Macul and San Joaquín, and to the 7th (Senatorial) District (Santiago Metropolitan Region). It is represented in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress by the deputies Gonzalo Winter (CS), Jorge Alessandri Vergara (UDI), Johannes Kaiser (REP), María Luisa Cordero (IND), Lorena Fries (IND), Helia Molina (PPD), Alejandra Placencia (PC) and Emilia Schneider (COM).
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has its headquarters in Providencia.[9]
Landmarks
editProvidencia includes Barrio Bellavista, a bohemian area populated with artists and performers. The latter lies in the shadow of Cerro San Cristóbal, a prominent hill in the city topped by a 22 m statue of The Virgin Mary. The north of Providencia is its financial and commercial district (centred on Providencia and Nueva Providencia (Ex 11 de Septiembre) avenues), while the remainder of it contains high-priced residential development.
Other notable areas of interest in Providencia include the Metropolitan Zoo, the Teleférico (an aerial gondola) that transports people from the foot of Pedro de Valdivia Norte Street to the top of San Cristóbal Hill), several television networks and Radio Cooperativa.
References
edit- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of Providencia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Resultados CENSO 2017". National Statistics Institute of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ a b c Sistema de Información Regional, Ministry of Planning of Chile. Archived 23 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2007.
- ^ "Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003) Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán
- ^ "Portada Archived 16 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 12 April 2012. "Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil, DGAC : Miguel Claro 1314, Providencia, Santiago de Chile :: Clasificador 3, Correo 9"
External links
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Providencia travel guide from Wikivoyage- (in Spanish) Municipality of Providencia
