Puente Alto

Puente Alto
Plaza de Puente Alto in 2007
Plaza de Puente Alto in 2007


Coat of arms of Puente Alto
Puente Alto commune within Greater Santiago
Puente Alto is located in Chile
Puente Alto
Puente Alto
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°37′S 70°34′W / 33.617°S 70.567°W / -33.617; -70.567
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metro.
ProvinceCordillera
Founded1898
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeGermán Codina Powers (RN)
Area
 • Total88.2 km2 (34.1 sq mi)
Elevation
673 m (2,208 ft)
Population
 (2017 Census)[2]
 • Total568,106
 • Density6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
492,603
 • Rural
312
Sex
 • Men240,862
 • Women252,053
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area codecountry 56 + city 2
WebsiteMunicipality of Puente Alto

Puente Alto (Spanish: "High Bridge") is a city and commune of Chile. It is the capital of the Cordillera Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Located at the south of the Great Santiago conurbation (of which it is part), it houses 568,106 inhabitants (city proper, 2017 census), making it the most populous commune in Chile.

  1. ^ "Municipality of Puente Alto" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.