Cerrillos (English: Hillocks) is a commune of Chile located in a midtown area of Santiago and the southwest of the city — in the Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The commune was created in 1991 from a subdivision of Maipú.

thumb|Cerrillos Park in 2013

thumb|[[Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio.]]

thumb|[[Cerrillos metro station mural]]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune spans an area of and has a population of 71,906<!--This website is currently being redesigned, though it doesn't say when it's coming back.-->

  • Population below poverty line: 8.3% (2006)
  • Regional quality of life index: 72.93, medium, 32 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.743, 54 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Cerrillos 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 2024-2028 mayor is Johnny Yáñez (Ind), and the council has the following members: