# Quilicura Commune, Santiago Province – Population & Villages

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Commune · Santiago Province 

# Quilicura

Quilicura is a commune of Chile in Santiago Province, Región Metropolitana de Santiago. It had an estimated **266,818 people** in 2022 on 57 km² (about 4,703 per km²). 160 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 485 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 266,818people (2022)
- 56.7km²
- 485mapped services
- 497 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Quilicura?

Quilicura had an estimated **266,818 people** in 2022 — 4.4% of Santiago Province, 14th of 345 communes. There are 1,010 women for every 1,000 men (below the Santiago Province figure of 1,024). Spread over 57 km², that is about **4,703 people per km²**, 26th of 345 communes.

21.9% of people are children under 15 and 6.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 33 years (it is 36 across Santiago Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 39 children and older people.

0–4 ****18,039**

5–9 ****19,637**

10–14 ****20,709**

15–19 ****19,186**

20–24 ****20,545**

25–29 ****22,938**

30–34 ****24,128**

35–39 ****22,144**

40–44 ****22,028**

45–49 ****20,680**

50–54 ****16,548**

55–59 ****13,655**

60–64 ****10,308**

65–69 ****7,038**

70–74 ****4,270**

75–79 ****2,415**

80+ ****2,550**

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 Quilicura?

Quilicura lies in [Santiago Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/santiago/), [Región Metropolitana de Santiago](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/), [Chile](https://wherepedia.org/chile/). It borders 6 other communes: [Colina](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/chacabuco/colina/), [Conchalí](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/santiago/conchali/), [Huechuraba](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/santiago/huechuraba/), [Lampa](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/chacabuco/lampa/), [Pudahuel](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/santiago/pudahuel/) and [Renca](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/santiago/renca/). By area it is the 316th largest of 345 communes in Chile. It covers 2.8% of [Santiago Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/santiago/). The centre of Quilicura is about 14 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. The centre point is at 33.3562° S, 70.7437° 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 Quilicura

OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Quilicura: 2 memorials; 1 attraction; 1 viewpoint; 1 zoo; 1 nature reserve.

- Humedal Urbano de Quilicura · nature reserve
- Mirador Cima · viewpoint
- Mimbres Teresa San Ignacio · attraction
- Granja Educativa Quilicura · zoo
- Homenaje al General Bernardo O'Higgins · memorial
- Homenaje de gratitud a Siegfried Gildemeister · memorial

### Nearby, outside Quilicura

- Mirador Poniente · viewpoint, Renca4.7 km
- Letrero de Renca · attraction, Renca5.1 km
- Mirador Letras · viewpoint, Renca5.1 km
- Mirador Arboretrum · viewpoint, Renca5.1 km
- Mirador Don Emilio · viewpoint, Renca5.3 km
- Memorial Cerro Renca · memorial, Cerro Navia6.4 km
- Un lugar para la memoria (Memorial Tres Sillas) · memorial, Renca6.4 km
- Tren · monument, Cerro Navia6.5 km
- Mirador a Cerro Renca · viewpoint, Cerro Navia6.6 km
- Gruta de Lourdes · memorial, Lampa7.5 km
- Español · attraction, Huechuraba7.6 km
- mirador la reserva · viewpoint, Colina8.0 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: Quilicura

- 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) · Santiago5.7 km
- Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) · Mendoza191 km

### Nearest railway station

Colina (Lampa), about 7.6 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.3 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Jun (about 10.0 hours, sunrise around 08:44, sunset around 18:41).

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 Quilicura

Open gazetteers list **160 villages, towns and localities** in Quilicura. The largest with a recorded population: Quilicura (210,410).

- Altos de Quilicura
- Barrio Alto Marcoleta
- Barrio Doña Sofía
- Barrio Plaza Lo Cruzat
- Barrio Sur
- Barrio Tres Montes
- Campo Hermoso
- Campo Lindo
- Casas de Lo Cruzat
- Casas de Quilicura
- Casas de Quilicura II
- Casas de Quilicura III
- Casas del Sendero
- Colo-Colo
- Colonización
- Condominio Fundadores de Lo Campino
- Condominio Los Robles 1
- Condominio Los Robles 2
- Condominio Mirador de Lo Campino
- Condominio Piedra Roja
- Condominio Townhouse Lo Campino
- Conjunto Jardín del Sol
- Conjunto San Luis
- El Alba de Lo Campino I
- El Alba de Lo Campino II
- El Alba de Lo Campino III
- El Alba de Lo Campino IV
- El Alba de Lo Campino V
- El Alto de la Campiña
- Encomenderos de Quilicura
- Jardín Oriente I
- Jardín Oriente II
- Juan Francisco González
- Lo Echevers Norte
- Lo Echevers Sur
- Los Cipreses
- Los Esteros
- Los Flamencos
- Los Maitenes
- Los Molinos
- Los Pehuenes
- Los Prados
- Los Tijerales
- Luis Castro Serrano
- Parque Central
- Parque Empresarial Aconcagua
- Parque Industrial Aeropuerto
- Parque Industrial Américo Vespucio
- Parque Industrial Arrigoni
- Parque Industrial Buenaventura
- Parque Industrial Casa de Piedra
- Parque Industrial El Pórtico
- Parque Industrial Las Esteras
- Parque Industrial Lautaro
- Parque Industrial Lo Echevers
- Parque Industrial Portezuelo
- Parque Industrial Vespucio Oeste
- Parque Real
- Paseo Central
- Plaza Mayor
- Población Alfonso Galaz
- Población Cardenal Raúl Silva Henríquez
- Población Parinacota
- Población Pascual Gambino
- Población Valle de la Luna
- Portada del Valle
- Portal de Quilicura
- Pucará de Lasana
- Quilicura
- San Ignacio de Loyola I
- San Ignacio de Loyola II
- San Luis
- San Saturnino
- Santa Luisa
- Valle Lo Campino
- Villa Altos del Mañío
- Villa Amancay
- Villa Aquelarre
- Villa Arturo Prat
- Villa Augusto D'Halmar
- Villa Beato Padre Hurtado
- Villa Bosques de San Luis
- Villa Buen Pastor
- Villa Carampangue
- Villa Casas de Lo Ovalle
- Villa Casas de Lo Ovalle II
- Villa Casas de Millauquén
- Villa Casas de Mirasol
- Villa Casona Lo Matta
- Villa Chacarilla
- Villa Ciudad Nueva
- Villa Doctor Dussert
- Villa Doctor Dussert II
- Villa Don Manuel Antonio
- Villa Echeverría
- Villa Ecológica
- Villa El Amanecer 1
- Villa El Amanecer 2
- Villa El Descanso
- Villa El Mañío
- Villa El Parque
- Villa El Sauce
- Villa Empleados Municipales
- Villa Epopeya de la Concepción
- Villa Esmeralda
- Villa Eugenia
- Villa Fidel Arrué
- Villa Francisco de Paula Figueroa
- Villa Gildemeister
- Villa Guardiamarina Riquelme
- Villa Huelén
- Villa Jardín del Norte
- Villa Jardín del Norte 2
- Villa Jardín del Sol
- Villa La Arboleda
- Villa La Campiña
- Villa La Foresta
- Villa La Foresta II
- Villa La Marina
- Villa La Pradera
- Villa Lagos de Chile
- Villa Las Golondrinas
- Villa Las Tinajas
- Villa Las Tranqueras
- Villa Lo Campino
- Villa Lo Marcoleta
- Villa Loreto
- Villa Los Adobes
- Villa Los Aleros
- Villa Los Carrera
- Villa Los Compositores
- Villa Los Cántaros
- Villa Los Escritores
- Villa Los Industriales
- Villa Los Jardines
- Villa Los Minerales
- Villa Los Portales
- Villa Los Portones
- Villa Los Portones II
- Villa Los Productores
- Villa Los Ulmos
- Villa Los Viñedos
- Villa Margarita
- Villa Porto Alegre
- Villa Recsa
- Villa San Enrique
- Villa San Esteban
- Villa San Fernando
- Villa San Francisco
- Villa San Isidro
- Villa San Lucas
- Villa San Luis
- Villa Santa Filomena
- Villa Santa Laura
- Villa Santa Luisa
- Villa Santa Luisa Norte
- Villa Santa Teresita
- Villa Sodimac
- Villa Teniente Pizzoleo
- Villa Tres Puntas

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 Quilicura

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

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Cerro Colorado · 724 m

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Estación Quilicura

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 Quilicura and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Santiago Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C). About 274 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (63 mm) and the driest Dec (7 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 8 

Feb 21 8 

Mar 20 10 

Apr 16 12 

May 13 44 

Jun 9 63 

Jul 8 47 

Aug 10 40 

Sep 12 15 

Oct 15 12 

Nov 18 9 

Dec 21 7 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Quilicura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital SAPU Presidente Salvador Allende Gossens · Quilicura 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.35460&mlon=-70.73819#map=17/-33.35460/-70.73819) 

Bank Serviestado Quilicura · Quilicura 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.36583&mlon=-70.73073#map=17/-33.36583/-70.73073) 

ATM Banco Santander · Quilicura 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.35942&mlon=-70.74497#map=17/-33.35942/-70.74497) 

Petrol pump COPEC · Quilicura 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.36626&mlon=-70.73713#map=17/-33.36626/-70.73713) 

Hotel Florianapolis · Quilicura 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.36318&mlon=-70.72034#map=17/-33.36318/-70.72034) 

Mall Paris Quilicura · Quilicura 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.36007&mlon=-70.72948#map=17/-33.36007/-70.72948) 

School Colegio Santa Teresa de Quilicura · Quilicura 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.35470&mlon=-70.74028#map=17/-33.35470/-70.74028) 

College Complejo Educacional Jose Miguel Carrera · Quilicura 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.36792&mlon=-70.73270#map=17/-33.36792/-70.73270) 

Police station Cuartel Policía de Investigaciones · Quilicura 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.34843&mlon=-70.73943#map=17/-33.34843/-70.73943) 

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 Quilicura

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

- Hospitals22
- Banks10
- ATMs2
- Petrol pumps21
- Hotels4
- Shopping malls11
- Schools83
- Colleges and universities2
- Cinemas2
- Pharmacies63
- Restaurants227
- Police stations3
- Dental clinics35

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 Santiago Province

- Cerrillos
- Cerro Navia
- Conchalí
- El Bosque
- Estación Central
- Huechuraba
- Independencia
- La Cisterna
- La Florida
- La Granja
- La Pintana
- La Reina
- Las Condes
- Lo Barnechea
- Lo Espejo
- Lo Prado
- Macul
- Maipú
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda
- Peñalolén
- Providencia
- Pudahuel
- Quinta Normal
- Recoleta
- Renca
- San Joaquín
- San Miguel
- San Ramón
- Santiago
- Vitacura
- Ñuñoa

## Quick answers

- Where is Quilicura?In Santiago Province, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
- What is the population of Quilicura?266,818 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Quilicura?About 33 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Quilicura?About 4,703 people per km²
- What borders Quilicura?Colina, Conchalí, Huechuraba, Lampa, Pudahuel and Renca
- What is there to see in Quilicura?Granja Educativa Quilicura, Homenaje al General Bernardo O'Higgins, Homenaje de gratitud a Siegfried Gildemeister, Humedal Urbano de Quilicura
- What time zone is Quilicura in?UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Quilicura?Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Quilicura?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Quilicura?160 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Quilicura?Cerro Colorado (724 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Quilicura?September to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Quilicura?SAPU Presidente Salvador Allende Gossens, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Quilicura?Serviestado Quilicura, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Quilicura?Banco Santander, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Quilicura?COPEC, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Quilicura?22 mapped
- How many banks are in Quilicura?10 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Quilicura?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Quilicura?21 mapped
- What is the P-code of Quilicura?CL13125 (OCHA common operational dataset)