# Paine Commune, Maipo Province – Population, Villages & Map

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Commune · Maipo Province 

# Paine

Paine is a commune of Chile in Maipo Province, Región Metropolitana de Santiago. It had an estimated **85,759 people** in 2022 on 679 km² (about 126 per km²). 156 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 160 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 85,759people (2022)
- 679km²
- 160mapped services
- 410 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Paine?

Paine had an estimated **85,759 people** in 2022 — 15.0% of Maipo Province, 71st of 345 communes. There are 1,007 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Maipo Province figure of 1,017). Spread over 679 km², that is about **126 people per km²**, 84th of 345 communes.

20.9% of people are children under 15 and 10.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 35 years (it is 34 across Maipo Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 46 children and older people.

0–4 ****5,667**

5–9 ****6,174**

10–14 ****6,116**

15–19 ****5,557**

20–24 ****5,855**

25–29 ****6,687**

30–34 ****7,261**

35–39 ****6,857**

40–44 ****6,135**

45–49 ****5,921**

50–54 ****5,335**

55–59 ****4,780**

60–64 ****4,214**

65–69 ****3,540**

70–74 ****2,404**

75–79 ****1,490**

80+ ****1,766**

Source: [UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-chl).

## Where is Paine?

Paine lies in [Maipo Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/maipo/), [Región Metropolitana de Santiago](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/), [Chile](https://wherepedia.org/chile/). It borders 6 other communes: [Alhué](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/melipilla/alhue/), [Buin](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/maipo/buin/), [Isla de Maipo](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/talagante/isla-de-maipo/), [Melipilla](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/melipilla/melipilla/), [Mostazal](https://wherepedia.org/chile/libertador-bernardo-o-higgins/cachapoal/mostazal/) and [Pirque](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/cordillera/pirque/). By area it is the 165th largest of 345 communes in Chile. It covers 60.4% of [Maipo Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/maipo/). The centre of Paine is about 46 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 30 km from San Bernardo, the main town of Maipo Province. The centre point is at 33.8628° S, 70.7401° W.

Source: [La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-chl).

## Things to see in and around Paine

OpenStreetMap lists 17 named sights in Paine: 6 viewpoints; 4 nature reserves; 3 ruins; 2 memorials; 1 museum; 1 attraction.

- Museo Vivo de la Biodiversidad · museum
- Humedal Urbano Estero Pintué - Santa Marta - Laguna Aculeo · nature reserve
- Monumento Natural El Ajial · nature reserve
- Reserva Ecológica Águila Sur · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Altos de Cantillana · nature reserve
- Colmenares Suizos · viewpoint
- Los Maquis · viewpoint
- Mirador Loma de la Olivera · viewpoint
- Mirador de Cuesta Chada · viewpoint
- Pasando Los Silos · viewpoint
- VIsta orilla Poniente de la Laguna · viewpoint
- Viña Pérez Cruz · attraction
- Bodega Viña Aculeo · ruins
- Bodegas de Rangue · ruins
- Paine, Un lugar para la memoria · memorial
- Planta Merquén Quelen Fruit · ruins
- Sitio de Memoria Cuesta Chada · memorial

### Nearby, outside Paine

- Bernardo O'higgins · memorial, Buin15 km
- Plaza de la Justicia · memorial, Buin16 km
- Museo Vivo Félix Maruenda · museum, Buin16 km
- Safari · viewpoint, Buin16 km
- Dinoparque · attraction, Buin16 km
- Bioparque Buinzoo · zoo, Buin16 km
- Acuario · aquarium, Buin16 km
- Baby Zoo · zoo, Buin16 km
- Viña Santa Rita · monument, Buin17 km
- Museo Andino · museum, Buin17 km
- Cerro Lonquén · viewpoint, Talagante18 km
- Memorial Hornos de Lonquén · memorial, Isla de Maipo19 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Paine

- Time zoneUTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- CurrencyPeso (CLP)
- Country calling code+56
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType C, L · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports

- Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · Santiago52 km
- Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) · Mendoza214 km

### Nearest railway station

Paine (Paine), about 5.2 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.4 hours, sunrise around 06:26) and shortest in Jun (about 9.9 hours, sunrise around 08:45, sunset around 18:40).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Paine

Open gazetteers list **156 villages, towns and localities** in Paine. The largest with a recorded population: Paine (72,759). Settlements here lie between about 335 m and 687 m above sea level (median 410 m).

- 24 de Abril
- 8 Poniente
- Abrantes
- Angostura de Paine
- Aparición Oriente
- Aparición Sur
- Bahía Catalina
- Bahía El Bagre
- Bocaguao
- Camino Viejo a Viluco
- Cardonal Bajo Oriente
- Cardonal Bajo Poniente
- Carretera
- Chada
- Challay Alto
- Champa
- Collipeumo Alto
- Collipeumo Bajo
- Colonia Kennedy Centro
- Colonia Kennedy Norte
- Colonia Kennedy Sur
- Colonia San Pablo
- Condominio Alto Laguna
- Condominio Bahía Rangue
- Condominio Challay Alto
- Condominio Ecológico Águila Sur
- Condominio El Almendral
- Condominio El Belloto
- Condominio El Castaño
- Condominio El Pantanal
- Condominio La Ensenada
- Condominio La Masia
- Condominio La Paloma
- Condominio Los Bosques de Aculeo
- Condominio Los Huertos de Rangue
- Condominio Lourdes
- Condominio Santa María de Paine
- Condominio Taormina
- Country Los Almendros
- Culitrín
- Del Villar
- Desaguadero
- El Ajial
- El Arrayán
- El Escorial
- El Laurel
- El Majuelo
- El Manzanito
- El Palpi
- El Paula
- El Rulo
- El Tránsito
- El Vínculo
- Esperanza II
- Estrella de Belén
- Hacienda El Sauce
- Hijuela Larga
- Hospital
- Huelquén
- Huiticalán
- Jorge Alessandri
- La Alborada
- La Aparición
- La Ensenada
- La Gloria
- La Guachera Norte
- La Higuera
- La Rana
- La Trilla
- La Turbina
- La Victoria
- Las Acacias
- Las Colonias Oriente
- Las Colonias de Paine
- Las Mulas
- Las Palmas
- Las Pircas de Huelquén
- Las Rosas
- Las Tazas
- Liguai
- Liquai
- Lo Chacón
- Lomas del Águila
- Los Boldos
- Los Hornos de Aculeo
- Los Hornos de Aculeo Oriente
- Los Hornos de Aculeo Poniente
- Loteo Fray Jorge
- Loteo La Portada de Huelquén
- Loteo Piedra Molino
- Loteo Santa Ignacia
- Mansel
- Marina San Francisco
- Nuevo Horizonte
- Nuevo Sendero
- Padre Hurtado
- Padre Mateo
- Paine
- Paine Oriente
- Paine Poniente
- Paula Jaraquemada
- Península del León
- Peralillo
- Pintué
- Pintué Norte
- Playa Cartagena
- Población 8 de Julio
- Población El Porvenir
- Población Gabriela Mistral
- Población La Portada
- Población Las Casas
- Población Los Conquistadores
- Población Los Lagos
- Población Santa María de Paine
- Pueblo Hundido
- Punta Durazno
- Punta Gruesa
- Punta del Viento
- Rangue
- Rangue Sur
- Ranque
- Reserva Ecológica
- Rincón de Paine
- Rincón de Paine Sur
- San Gregorio
- San Miguel
- San Roberto
- Santa Ana
- Santa Filomena
- Santa Marta
- Santuario de la Laguna
- Valle de Chada
- Villa Alegre de Paine
- Villa Baquedano 1
- Villa Baquedano 2
- Villa Baquedano 3
- Villa Bernardo Piñeiro
- Villa El Bosque
- Villa Esperanza Unida de Huelquén
- Villa José Calderón
- Villa La Salud
- Villa Las Américas
- Villa Las Posesiones
- Villa Las Turbinas
- Villa Lomas de Paine
- Villa Los Encinos
- Villa Los Fundadores
- Villa Los Naranjos
- Villa Macizo Andino
- Villa Paininos Unidos
- Villa Rosario
- Villa el Esfuerzo
- Villa los Ríos
- Villorrio San Pascual de Culitrín
- Águila Norte
- Águila Sur

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Paine

Named natural and historic features inside Paine, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

23 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Estero El Ajial
- Estero Escorial
- Estero La Berlina
- Estero Las Ramadillas
- Estero Peralillo
- Laguna de Aculeo
- Quebrada Agua Fría
- Quebrada El Encalioto
- Quebrada El Naranjillo
- Quebrada La Cuyana
- Quebrada Las Sorias
- Quebrada Las Yeguas
- Quebrada Los Eucaliptus
- Quebrada Los Maquis
- Quebrada Los Maquis
- Quebrada Paso de la Cocina
- Quebrada de Abrantes
- Quebrada de Mansel
- Quebrada del Agua
- Quebrada del Estanque
- Quebrada del Inca
- Quebrada del Panul
- Quebrada del Viejo
- Río Angostura

### Hills and mountains

36 mountains; 10 hills; 6 mountain passes.

- Portezuelo de Los Flores · 2,530 m
- Cerro San Francisco · 2,422 m
- Morro de los Toros Muertos · 2,147 m
- Morro Las Lagunas · 2,061 m
- Cerro Planchón · 1,975 m
- Loma Las Abejas · 1,968 m
- Cerro Puerta del Calabozo · 1,946 m
- Morro El Manzano · 1,946 m
- Cerro El Guanaco · 1,891 m
- Cerro El Durazno · 1,876 m
- Morro Negro · 1,876 m
- Punta Alta · 1,847 m
- Morro Aliste · 1,792 m
- Cerro El Hornito · 1,725 m
- Morro Minas de Escobedo · 1,571 m
- Morro Colimahue · 1,486 m
- Portezuelo Huiticalán · 1,459 m
- Loma Los Potrerillos · 1,313 m
- Cerro Negro · 1,269 m
- Loma de La Cuesta · 1,229 m
- Cerro Challay · 1,199 m
- Cerro Las Lagunas · 1,119 m
- El Peral · 1,104 m
- Cerro El Peumo · 1,002 m

…and 28 more.

### Getting around

1 airport; 1 railway station.

- Estación Hospital
- Paine Airport

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Paine and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Maipo Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (7 °C). About 301 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (64 mm) and the driest Dec (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 9 

Feb 21 10 

Mar 19 12 

Apr 16 14 

May 12 47 

Jun 8 64 

Jul 7 48 

Aug 9 43 

Sep 11 18 

Oct 14 16 

Nov 17 10 

Dec 20 9 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Paine

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Paine ( Pueblo Hospital) · Paine 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.86516&mlon=-70.74271#map=17/-33.86516/-70.74271) 

Bank Banco Chile · Paine 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.81223&mlon=-70.74264#map=17/-33.81223/-70.74264) 

ATM Banco Chile · Paine 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.80854&mlon=-70.74172#map=17/-33.80854/-70.74172) 

Petrol pump Shell · Paine 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.81722&mlon=-70.74502#map=17/-33.81722/-70.74502) 

Hotel Tierra Chiloe · Paine 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.80580&mlon=-70.73974#map=17/-33.80580/-70.73974) 

Mall Strip Center "Los Linderos" · Buin 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.76321&mlon=-70.74326#map=17/-33.76321/-70.74326) 

School Liceo Polivalente Gregorio Morales Miranda · Paine 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.86335&mlon=-70.74725#map=17/-33.86335/-70.74725) 

College Kinesiología Universidad de los Andes · Paine 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.79741&mlon=-70.66406#map=17/-33.79741/-70.66406) 

Police station Tenencia Champa · Paine 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.85504&mlon=-70.76352#map=17/-33.85504/-70.76352) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Paine

Places mapped inside Paine in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals17
- Banks3
- ATMs2
- Petrol pumps7
- Hotels2
- Schools59
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies7
- Restaurants53
- Police stations6
- Dental clinics3

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communes in Maipo Province

- Buin
- Calera de Tango
- San Bernardo

## Quick answers

- Where is Paine?In Maipo Province, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
- What is the population of Paine?85,759 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Paine?About 35 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Paine?About 126 people per km²
- What borders Paine?Alhué, Buin, Isla de Maipo, Melipilla, Mostazal and Pirque
- What is there to see in Paine?Bodega Viña Aculeo, Bodegas de Rangue, Colmenares Suizos, Humedal Urbano Estero Pintué - Santa Marta - Laguna Aculeo
- What time zone is Paine in?UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Paine?Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Paine?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Paine?156 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Paine?Settlements lie between 335 m and 687 m
- What is the highest point in Paine?Portezuelo de Los Flores (2,530 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Paine?September to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Paine?Paine ( Pueblo Hospital), about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Paine?Banco Chile, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Paine?Banco Chile, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paine?Shell, about 5.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Paine?17 mapped
- How many banks are in Paine?3 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Paine?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Paine?7 mapped
- What is the P-code of Paine?CL13404 (OCHA common operational dataset)