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El Bosque (Spanish for "the forest") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The commune spans an area of .

Administration

As a commune, El Bosque 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 Sadi Melo Moya (PS). The communal council has the following members:

  • Simón Melo Contreras (PS)
  • Lorena Downey Belmar (PS)
  • Nicol Sepúlveda Hernández (PS)
  • Patricia del Carmen Coñoman Carrillo (PCCh)
  • Carlos Contreras Muñoz (RN)
  • Rafael Valenzuela Pérez (REP)
  • Rosa Peralta Valenzuela (REP)
  • Patricia Arriagada Núñez (UDI)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, El Bosque is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Tucapel Jiménez (PPD) and Iván Moreira (UDI) as part of the 27th electoral district, (together with La Cisterna and San Ramón). The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (PDC) and Pablo Longueira Montes (UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

Transportation

The El Bosque airport is a military airport located in the commune.

References

  • Municipality of El Bosque