Villa Alemana


Villa Alemana is a city and commune in Chile's Zona Central. It was founded in 1896 by Italian and German immigrants. Villa Alemana is a part of the urban area known as Greater Valparaiso.
Villa Alemana's flag is notable for having the flag of the German Empire banded on it, along with the Flag of Germany.

History

Villa Alemana was founded at the beginning of a Chilean railway development. Its climate is so temperate that the slogan is "The City of Eternal Youth" or "City of the Mills".
There was originally nothing but fields as well as a small vineyard, trees and flowers, dominated by hawthorn trees. Where the Theater Pompeya stands today, land was offered for 20 cents per meter. And that was where Don Buenaventura Joglar had the idea to buy land and build a population which he named Villa Alemana, as German emigrants were the first to buy these sites.
On 8 November 1894, it was founded under the name of Viña Miraflores. The property was owned by Don Buenaventura Joglar, who divided the land into lots and set the name of Villa Alemana.
On 5 January 1918, the commune of Villa Alemana was established, but in 1928 it was incorporated in Quilpué. On 7 June 1933, Villa Alemana separated from Quilpué, recreating the commune of Villa Alemana. Today, it is a bedroom community for Viña del Mar and Valparaíso.

Demographics

According to the 2024 census of the National Statistics Institute, Villa Alemana spans an area of and has 139,571 inhabitants. The population grew by 10.3% between the 2017 and 2024 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Villa Alemana 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 2024-2028 alcalde is Nelson Estay Molina. The council has the following members:
  • Alejandro Gazmuri Sanhueza
  • Jeannette Lizana Díaz
  • Daniel Erraz Levaggi
  • Roberto Morgado Oyarzún
  • Marcelo Góngora Carvajal
  • Ignacio Navarro Moyano
  • Guillermo Barra Arancibia
  • Fernanda Ternicier Andrades
Within the electoral divisions of Chile Villa Alemana is part of the 6th electoral district, represented in the Chamber of Deputies by the deputies:
As part of the 6th senatorial constituency, the commune is represented in the Senate by the senators:
There is a German school, Deutsche Schule Villa Alemana.

Climate

Twin cities