La Florida, Chile 6.83

La Florida is a suburban commune of Chile located in the South East of Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is a residential area and its inhabitants are mostly members of a new middle and upper-middle class. It ranks number 12 out of 346 among Chilean communes in terms of Human Development Index. Its mayor is Rodolfo Carter (independent pro-Chile Vamos)DemographicsAccording to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Florida spans an area of 70.8sqkm and has 365,674 inhabitants (176,245 men and 189,429 women). Of these, 365,563 (100%) lived in urban areas and 111 (0%) in rural areas. It currently has almost 400,000 inhabitants, which makes it the third most populous commune in Chile.StatsPopulation below poverty line: 3.1% (2015)Regional quality of life index: 80.21, high, 13 out of 52 (2005)Human Development Index: 0.773, 12 out of 346 (2005)AdministrationAs a commune, La Florida 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 2016-2020 alcalde is Rodolfo Carter Fernández (Chile Vamos), who has been the mayor since 2011.