Renca is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on 6 May 1894.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census of the National Statistics Institute, Renca spans an area of and has 133,500 inhabitants, and the commune is an entirely
urban area. The population grew by 3.5% (4,500 people) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
The 2006 projected population was 134,690.
[ Sistema de Información Regional, Ministry of Planning of Chile. ]
Statistics
Administration
As a commune, Renca 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
Claudio Castro (Ind). The communal council has the following members:
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Ishkra Wladimir Calderón Soto (PCCh)
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César Demetrio Amestica Alarcón (FA)
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Camila Inés Avilés Barraza (DEM)
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Diego Ignacio Fuentes Lira (Ind/PR)
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Claudio Christian Sepúlveda Ormazabal (FA)
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Ana Paz Casimino Salinas (PCCh)
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Ismael Antonio Araya Araya (Ind/PR)
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Cecilia del Pilar López Contreras (PS)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Renca is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Karla Rubilar (RN) and María Antonieta Saa (PPD) as part of the 17th electoral district, (together with Conchalí and Huechuraba). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
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