Vitacura


Vitacura is a commune of Chile 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.
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 Bradford School, 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 neighbor municipality of Las Condes.
Vitacura is the sight of ECLAC headquarters, home to the European Southern Observatory headquarters in Chile, and home to Santiago's most exclusive shopping street, Avenida Alonso de Córdova.
can be located in this commune. With a privileged location, the area is considered to have ideal climate conditions for such types of flights.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Vitacura spans an area of and has 81,499 inhabitants, making the commune an entirely urban area. The population grew by 2.7% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
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As a commune, Vitacura is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 mayor is Raúl Torrealba Del Pedregal. The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Vitacura is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Cristián Monckeberg and Ernesto Silva as part of the 23rd electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear and Pablo Longueira as part of the 8th senatorial constituency.

Shopping

This commune is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Santiago, with the most of the world's luxury boutiques are located in Vitacura, which includes Louis Vuitton, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Swarovski, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna, Brooks Brothers, Hermès, MaxMara, Bang & Olufsen, Hugo Boss and many more.

Education

The main campus of the Lycée Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry de Santiago, a French international school, is in Vitacura.
The Deutsche Schule Santiago maintains the Vitacura campus, which houses students in years one through six.
Chartwell International School, Preschool and Primary school located in the Lo Curro region of Vitacura.