Lo Barnechea

Lo Barnechea
Los Trapenses, Lo Barnechea


Lo Barnechea
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°21′S 70°31′W / 33.350°S 70.517°W / -33.350; -70.517
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metropolitan
ProvinceSantiago
ConstituencyVIII - East Santiago
DistrictNo. 11
Founded9 March 1981
Government
  MayorFelipe Alessandri (RN)
Area
  Total
1,024 km2 (395 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2017 Census)
  Total
105,833
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Barnecheíno, -a barnecheano, -a
Time zoneUTC−4
  Summer (DST)UTC−3
Websitewww.lobarnechea.cl

Lo Barnechea is a commune located in the northeastern sector of the province of Santiago. Its urban boundaries include Los Andes of the Valparaíso region to the north, Colina to the west, Vitacura and Huechuraba to the southwest, Las Condes to the south and San José de Maipo to the east. It developed around the old rural town of Lo Barnechea. Its population is heterogeneous, as it is inhabited by high- and medium-high-income families in sectors such as La Dehesa, Los Trapenses and El Arrayán, while there are medium-low- and low-income families in the towns of Lo Barnechea, Población La Ermita and Cerro Dieciocho.