San Bernardo

關於San Bernardo

San Bernardo is a city in Chile, located within the Greater Santiago metropolitan area. It is both a commune and the capital of Maipo Province, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. San Bernardo also serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardo. It is the 5th most populated commune in Greater Santiago with over 300,000 inhabitants in 2025.

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Bernardo covers an area of 155.1 km2 (60 sq mi) and has a population of 246,762 (121,535 men and 125,227 women). Of this population, 241,138 (97.7%) lived in urban areas, while 5,624 (2.3%) resided in rural areas. The population increased by 29.3% (55,905 people) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses..

Average annual household income: US$16,035 (PPP, 2009)

Population below poverty line: 20.9% (2006)

As a commune, San Bernardo 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 alcalde is Christopher White Bahamondes (PS...

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