La Florida, Chile

La Florida
La Florida
Commune
	Civic center
	Flag Coat of arms Map of La Florida within Greater Santiago La Florida Location in Chile
	Coordinates (city): 33°32′S 70°35′W / 33.533°S 70.583°W
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro.
Province	Santiago
Founded	28 November 1899
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Daniel Reyes Morales (UDI)
Area
• Total	70.8 km2 (27.3 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Total	374,836
• Density	5,290/km2 (13,700/sq mi)
• Urban	374,713
• Rural	123
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code	56 +
Website	Municipality of La Florida

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La Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [la floˈɾiða], Spanish for "the flowery") is an urban-suburban commune in the southeast of Santiago, the capital and largest city of Chile. It is a residential area and its 374,836 inhabitants are mostly members of a new middle to upper-middle class. It ranks number 12 out of 346 among Chilean communes in terms of Human Development Index, and is the 5th-largest commune by population after Puente Alto, Maipú, Santiago and Antofagasta.