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{{Short description|Commune in the metropolitan region of Santiago, Chile}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Providencia
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = [[Communes of Chile|Commune]]
| image_skyline = Santiago de Chile from Gran torre Santiago, Mapocho river.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Mapocho River in Providencia
| image_flag =
| flag_alt = Flag
| image_shield = Escudo de Providencia (Chile).svg
| shield_alt = Coat of arms
| image_map = Comuna de Providencia.svg
| map_alt = Map of Providencia commune within [[Greater Santiago]]
| map_caption = Map of Providencia commune within [[Greater Santiago]]
| pushpin_map = Chile
| pushpin_map_narrow = yes
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
| coordinates = {{coord|33|26|S|70|37|W|region:CL-RM|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = city
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[Chile]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Chile|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Santiago Metropolitan Region]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Chile|Province]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Santiago]]
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type =
| seat = 25 February [[1897 in Chile|1897]]
| government_footnotes = <ref name="Munitel">{{Cite web |url = http://www.munitel.cl |title = Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades |access-date = 27 January 2011 |language = es |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110419202659/http://www.munitel.cl/ |archive-date = 19 April 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name="Official">{{Cite web |url = http://www.providencia.cl |title = Municipality of Providencia |access-date = 27 January 2011 |language = es |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050622035803/http://www.providencia.cl/ |archive-date = 22 June 2005 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all }}</ref>
| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| leader_title = [[Alcalde]]
| leader_party = [[Independent Democratic Union|UDI]]
| leader_name = [[Jaime Bellolio]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =<ref name="INE">{{cite web |url= http://resultados.censo2017.cl/ |title= Resultados CENSO 2017 |work=[[National Statistics Institute (Chile)|National Statistics Institute of Chile]]|access-date=31 October 2024|language=es}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 14.4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/>
| population_total = 142079
| population_as_of = 2017 Census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_blank1_title = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| population_blank1 = 142079
| population_blank2_title = [[Rural area|Rural]]
| population_blank2 = 0
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/>
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 65,710
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 76,369
| timezone = [[Time in Chile|CLT]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |access-date=26 September 2010 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713071639/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archive-date=13 July 2010 }}</ref>
| utc_offset = -4
| timezone_DST = [[Time in Chile|CLST]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |access-date=26 September 2010 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archive-date=11 September 2007 }}</ref>
| utc_offset_DST = -3
| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = 7500000
| area_code_type =
| area_code = 56 +
| website = [http://www.providencia.cl/ Municipality of Providencia]
| footnotes =
}}
[[File:Gran Torre Santiago (39693576311).jpg|thumb|[[Gran Torre Costanera]] and [[Mapocho river]] in [[Uruguay Park]].]]
[[File:Palacio Falabella. Providencia, Santiago, Chile. Sede de la Municipalidad de Providencia.jpg|thumb|'''Palacio Falabella, city hall.''']]
[[File:Providencia - 2012 - Vista a Plaza Baquedano desde Cerro San Cristóbal.jpg|thumb|[[Torre Telefónica Chile]] and [[Plaza Baquedano]]]]
'''Providencia''' ({{IPA|es|pɾoβiˈðensja}}, [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: "providence") is a [[communes of Chile|commune]] of [[Chile]] located in [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago City]]. It is bordered by the communes of Santiago to the west, [[Recoleta, Chile|Recoleta]] to the northwest, [[Las Condes]] and [[Vitacura]] to the northeast, [[La Reina]] to the east, and [[Ñuñoa]] to the south. It belongs to the [[Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile]].
Providencia is home to a large [[Upper middle class|upper-middle]] to [[Upper class|upper-class]] population and it holds the region's highest percentage of population over 60 (22%). It contains many high-rise apartment buildings as well as a significant portion of Santiago's commerce. It is notable for its large, old, and elegant houses, once inhabited by the Santiago elite and now mostly used as offices. The municipality is also home to many embassies, including Canada, Poland, Hungary, Italy, France, Egypt, Russia, Japan, China, and Uruguay. Providencia has one of the highest [[Human Development Index|human development indexes]] of any city in Latin America.
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[[File:Parque La Aviación.JPG|thumb|left|Aviation Fountain, Providencia Square]]
According to the 2017 [[census]] of the [[National Statistics Institute (Chile)|National Statistics Institute]], Providencia spans an area of {{convert|14.4|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 142,079 inhabitants (65,710 men and 76,369 women), and the commune is an entirely [[urban area]]. The population grew by 17.54% (21,205 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses.<ref name= "INE"/>
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*Area: 14.4 km<sup>2</sup><ref name="sir">[http://sir.mideplan.cl/ Sistema de Información Regional], Ministry of Planning of Chile. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423113455/http://sir.mideplan.cl/ |date=23 April 2008 }}</ref>
*Population: 126,436 (2009 projection)<ref name="sir"/>{{Dead link|date=December 2010}}
*Average annual household income: US$53,767 ([[Purchasing power parity|PPP]], 2006)<ref name="sir"/>{{Dead link|date=December 2010}}
*Population below poverty line: 3.5% (2006)<ref name="MOP">{{cite web |url=http://www.mideplan.cl/final/bajar.php?path=casen2006regional&id=CASEN2006-Metropolitana.pdf |title=Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region |work=Ministry of Planning of Chile |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824153157/http://www.mideplan.cl/final/bajar.php?path=casen2006regional&id=CASEN2006-Metropolitana.pdf |archive-date=August 24, 2007|language=es}}</ref>
*Regional quality of life index: 83.01, high, 5 out of 52 (2005){{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}
*[[Human Development Index]]: 0.911, 4 out of 341 (2003)<ref>"[http://www.desarrollohumano.cl/otraspub/pub12/IDHC%20con%20portada.pdf Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707010209/http://www.desarrollohumano.cl/otraspub/pub12/IDHC%20con%20portada.pdf |date=7 July 2011}}." [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]], ''Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán''</ref>
===Notable residents===
*[[Patricio Aylwin]], former president
*[[Ricardo Lagos]], former president
*[[Gabriel Valdés]], former senator
==Administration==
As a commune, Providencia 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 current alcalde is [[Jaime Bellolio|Jaime Bellolio Avaria]] ([[Independent Democratic Union|UDI]]). The communal council has the following members:
* María Eugenia Pino García ([[Frente Amplio (Chilean political party)|FA]])
* Cristóbal Lagos González ([[Frente Amplio (Chilean political party)|FA]])
* Isabel Labbé Martínez ([[Independent Democratic Union|UDI]])
* María Carolina Plaza Guzmán (Ind/[[Independent Democratic Union|UDI]])
* Valentina Alarcón Chávez ([[Evópoli]])
* María Fernanda Maquieira Borgoño ([[National Renewal (Chile)|RN]])
* Mauricio Labbé Barría ([[National Renewal (Chile)|RN]])
* María Antonieta Saa Díaz ([[Party for Democracy (Chile)|PPD]])
* Rodrigo Valenzuela Báez ([[Republican Party (Chile, 2019)|REP]])
* Solange Wolleter Dávila ([[Republican Party (Chile, 2019)|REP]])
Providencia belongs to Electoral District No. 10, with [[Santiago (commune)|Santiago]], [[Ñuñoa]], [[La Granja, Chile|La Granja]], [[Macul]] and [[San Joaquín]], and to the 7th ([[Senate of Chile|Senatorial]]) District ([[Santiago Metropolitan Region]]).
It is represented in the [[Chamber of Deputies of Chile|Chamber of Deputies]] of the [[National Congress of Chile|National Congress]] by the deputies [[Gonzalo Winter]] ([[Social Convergence|CS]]), Jorge Alessandri Vergara ([[Independent Democratic Union|UDI]]), [[Johannes Kaiser (Chilean politician)|Johannes Kaiser]] ([[Republican Party (Chile, 2019)|REP]]), [[María Luisa Cordero]] (IND), Lorena Fries (IND), [[Helia Molina]] ([[Party for Democracy (Chile)|PPD]]), Alejandra Placencia ([[Communist Party of Chile|PC]]) and [[Emilia Schneider]] ([[Comunes (political party)|COM]]).
The [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Chile)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] has its headquarters in Providencia.<ref>"[http://www.dgac.gob.cl/portal/page?_pageid=242,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Portada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416012125/http://www.dgac.gob.cl/portal/page?_pageid=242,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |date=16 April 2012}}." [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Chile)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]. Retrieved on 12 April 2012. "Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil, DGAC : Miguel Claro 1314, Providencia, Santiago de Chile :: Clasificador 3, Correo 9"</ref>
==Landmarks==
Providencia is home to [[Barrio Bellavista]], a bohemian neighborhood known for its vibrant community of artists and performers. Barrio Bellavista lies in the shadow of [[Cerro San Cristóbal]], a prominent hill in the city topped by a 22m statue of [[Mary, mother of Jesus|The Virgin Mary]]. The northern part of Providencia serves as its financial and commercial hub, centered around [[Providencia Avenue|Providencia]] and Nueva Providencia (formerly 11 de Septiembre) avenues, while the rest of the commune features high-end residential developments.
Other notable areas of interest in Providencia include the Metropolitan Zoo; the Teleférico, an aerial gondola that transports passengers from Pedro de Valdivia Norte Street to the top of Cerro San Cristóbal; and the headquarters of several television networks and [[Radio Cooperativa]].
==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Chile}}
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Santiago de Chile/Providencia|Providencia}}
* {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20050622035803/http://www.providencia.cl/ Municipality of Providencia]
{{Communes in Santiago Metropolitan Region}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile]]
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