La Reina | |
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.jpg) View from the Mall Plaza Egaña to the east | |
  La Reina Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 33°27′S 70°33′W / 33.450°S 70.550°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metro. |
| Province | Santiago |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | José Manuel Palacios (UDI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 96,762 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 96,762 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 44,293 |
| • Women | 52,469 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of La Reina |
La Reina (Spanish: "The Queen"; distorted from Larraín) is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, created in 1963 from an eastern portion of the Ñuñoa commune. It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.
La Reina is a residential commune inhabited by mostly mid to upper-mid income families and high-income groups. The Eulogio Sánchez Airport and Military Hospital are both located in the southern part of the commune.
- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of La Reina" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.