Lampa (Chile)

Lampa (from Quechua, "miner's shovel") is a commune in the central area of Chile, which administratively belongs to the Province of Chacabuco, Metropolitan Region of Santiago. Currently, Mayor Jonathan Enrique Opazo Carrasco is the communal authority.

In the quarter of 2016, Lampa was selected in first place as the commune with the most sales in the housing area, reaching 28%, with respect to Colina and Puente Alto.

The commune of Lampa borders the communes of Til Til, Colina, Pudahuel, Curacaví, Quilicura and Quilpué.

Features

It is a commune of mostly flat land, with certain undulations in its northern sector. It has, like most of the communes in the region, Mediterranean-type vegetation that forms a landscape that is green almost all year round, although in summer times hot spots tend to be created. The climate is mostly temperate Mediterranean, although in this area more extreme extremes are recorded than in the majority of the region. It is for the same reason that on winter days the minimum temperatures can be negative - with frequent frosts - and in summer they can reach 40 °C. According to the Chilean Meteorological Directorate, Lampa has recorded some of the lowest temperatures in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, reaching -8.5°C on July 3, 2011 and -8.4°C on July 22, 2013.

Commerce is gradually expanding, especially in the center of the commune, which is quite close to the Central Highway and connected by the Américo Vespucio Express and Costanera Norte highways to all the neighborhoods of Greater Santiago. Demographically, it is a growing commune, as more and more housing complexes are being built due to its proximity to Santiago de Chile via the Autopista Central, Costanera Norte and Américo Vespucio Norte Express.

The Norponiente Highway will soon be built that will link Cerro Navia with Lampa from the Carrascal Interchange on the Costanera Sur.

According to the 2017 Census, Lampa has a population of 102,034 inhabitants, being the commune with the greatest growth compared to the previous census (2002), when it only had 40,228 inhabitants.

Economy

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History

Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos wrote in 1899 in his Geographical Dictionary of the Republic of Chile about the place and identified it as a 'village':

Lampa.-—Villa del departamento de Santiago, located by the 33° Lat. and 70° 50' Lon. and about 40 kilometers towards NO. of its capital or city of Santiago. It is settled two kilometers to the O. of the station of its name of the railway of that city to the Valparaíso on the eastern or left bank of the creek of its title, which is a light stream of water, which forms to the N. of the southern side of the hills of the hills of the hills of Chacabuco and of the ones of Titil and Caleo, and which is then directed to the S. Its seat is divided into broad and straight streets with a square adorned with trees, and contains 1,230 inhabitants, a church, two free schools, civil registration and mail offices, &c.; and in its outline cultivated fertile land. It was at the entrance of the Spaniards seat of a small village of Indians of the ancient race of the Incas of Peru and whose name Lampa comes from the voice of the chichua, which equals a kind of azadon. In the bankruptcies of the hills contiguous by the west, a few years later a few gold mines were discovered that attracted him Spanish population, and later he has acquired some improvements, which has made him confer on June 6, 1888 the title of villa.

The Chilean geographer Luis Risopatrón also describes it as a 'village' in his book Diccionario Jeográfico de Chile in 1924:

Lampa (Villa) 33° 17' 70° 53. It is divided into broad and straight streets, it offers a square adorned with trees, has mail service, civil rejistro, public schools i is located in the middle of broken contours and fertile and cultivated land, on the W side of the river of the same name, about 8 kilometers did the SW of the Batuco station, of the central railway; they are found in their beautiful rocks. At the entrance of the Spaniards was the seat of a small village of Indians ele the ancient race of the Incas of Peru and as in the bankruptcies of the hills contiguous by the W, a few years later were discovered some gold mines that attracted him Spanish population and subsequently acquired some improvements, he was granted the title of villa by decree of 6 June 1888. 61, 1850, p. 472; 62, II, p. 174; 63, p. 244; 66, p. 319; 68, p. 115; 155, p. 356; i 156; i village in 3, II, p. 556 (Alcedo, 1787); i 101, p. 424.

Administration

Parliamentary representation

Lampa belongs to Electoral District No. 8 and the 7th Senatorial Circumscription (Metropolitan Region). It is represented in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress by the deputies Carmen Hertz Cádiz (PCCh), Claudia Mix Jiménez (COM), Joaquín Lavín León (UDI), Cristián Labbé Martínez (UDI), Alberto Undurraga Vicuña (DC), Agustín Romero Leiva (PLR), Viviana Delgado Riquelme (PEV) and Rubén Oyarzo Figueroa (PDG) in the period 2022-2026. In turn, in the Senate she is represented by Fabiola Campillai Rojas (Ind), Claudia Pascual (PCCh), Luciano Cruz Coke (EVOP), Manuel José Ossandon (RN) and Rojo Edwards (PLR) in the period 2022-2030.

Municipality of Lampa

Mayors

• Jonathan Opazo Carrasco (IND) (since June 28, 2021)

Councillors

The Illustrious Municipality of Lampa is directed by Mayor Jonathan Opazo Carrasco (Ind). The Municipal Council is made up of:

I approve Dignity

• Esteban González Tobar (PCCh)
• Alejandra Salas Cannobbio (Ind./COM)

Democratic Socialism

• Elisa Millaquen Quidel (PS)
• Washington Vergara Navarrete (PS)

Out of Coalition

• Cristian Talamilla Lopez (Ind.)
• Claudia González Bueno (PDG)

Localities and sectors of Lampa

Hill Station

Colina Station, It is a sector located between the towns of Batuco and Valle Grande, it bears the homonymous name because it was the Santiago Valparaíso Train Station of Ferrocarriles del Estado and the stop corresponded to Colina, it is a beautiful rural sector, which has municipal schools, a subsidized private school, kindergartens, hardware stores, vulcanizations, retail trade, also corresponds to the largest industrial sector within the commune; It has a municipal civic center, gym and the 'El Patroncito' Cultural Center; where various senior and folk organizations meet; in addition to housing the Colina Station Fire Brigade and the CONAF Rescue Corps. It has a Rural Post called Juan Pablo II and the territorial and functional social organizations are grouped together in ADISEC. Estación Colina is characterized by being a quiet community with Creole traditions.

Larapinta

It is located on the south-west side of the center of Lampa, specifically on the land of the former Los Barros farm, Hacienda Lampa in the Santa Teresa and El Rulo hills. Belonging to the brothers Nicolas and Ramón Barros Luco, it was inherited by Doña Teresa Barros and later by her son Joaquin Serveró Barros. Although it is not considered a town, it currently has retail, supermarket, hardware store, school and is home to the barracks of the Second Colina Fire Company, Bomba Lampa and an Investigative Police barracks. In addition to an ice cream parlor and a purge fair that takes place in the Larapinta plaza, the 1st chain pharmacy (Farmacias Cruz Verde) will also be inaugurated in the Larapinta sector on the side of Unimarc in the Strip Center

Big Valley

Valle Grande is a town that belongs to the commune of Lampa, Metropolitan Region, in Chile. This sector is also located on the border of Lampa with Quilicura, in addition to being located minutes from the Ruta 5 Norte highway, which means that it is easily accessible. It is the sector of Lampa with the most population growth, it already has more than 25 thousand inhabitants and the real estate offer continues to grow, it is also the sector of Lampa with the best connection and less distance from the center of Santiago since January 2019, it already has a route of the Metropolitan Mobility Network, which has benefited more than 70%, route that connects Valle Grande with the Vespucio Norte Metro, passing through Quilicura and also through the Los Libertadores metro station (line 3), route B13 operated by RedBus belongs to the new route network implemented by the Metropolitan Transportation Directorate and which reduces the cost of transportation for people in this sector. Valle Grande is also considered for the future Santiago - Batuco Metro Train station. It has a Santa Isabel Supermarket, Salcobrand Pharmacy, Copec service station, Fire Department, Carabineros Mobile Checkpoint, Schools and Bus Routes to the Vespucio Norte Metro, to Cal y Canto and Central Station. It is one of the quietest sectors of Santiago.

Chicauma

Chicauma is a small rural town on the shores of the Lampa estuary, between the town of Polpaico and the center of Lampa, Province of Chacabuco. It was an old farm that belonged to the Carrera Brothers family at the beginning of Independence, which gave rise to the current town. Its main economic activity is agriculture and more recently sustainable tourism, thanks to the Altos del Chicauma ecological preservation area. At the top of this hill is the famous 'Laguna Del Inca', a place very popular with cyclists and people on foot. In this beautiful place you can see different animals, highlighting the Condor, Chilean puma, Owls, foxes, Chilean iguanas and snakes.

Batuco

Batuco (in Mapudungun water from the totora) is a town in the commune of Lampa located 36 km north of Santiago, Chile. Batuco is characterized by being a "dormitory commune" of workers from the industries of the North Zone of Santiago and engage in mining activities (There are two ceramic tile factories that take advantage of the local clay) and some agro-industrial activities. There is also a Hang Gliding club that takes advantage of the winds in the northern mountainous area. It has an abandoned railway station. Cradle of the poetess Gricelda Nuñez called "La Batucana". It has several folk groups (the largest is the Batuco Folk Group) and participates with Lampa in forming a Youth Orchestra (Big Band of Lampa) where Batucano children and young people represent their people. Urban musical groups also stand out, such as 'Batuco Estalla en Rimas'. In the Batuco Quarries there is a cross and enduro circuit that can be used by motorcycle or bicycle. There is a lot of hill with trails for both beginners and experts, there are places enabled to share barbecues and there is no commerce so it is recommended to bring provisions. To get there, from Batuco you must follow the road towards Lampa, after the military sector, close to the mines. This town is in the process of modernization and urbanization, which has a wide variety of commercial premises such as a pharmacy, supermarkets, hardware stores, warehouses, etc. In addition to various educational centers, it also has a police force belonging to the 8th Colina police station and the Third Colina Fire Company, called "Bomba Batuco" and its motto is "value and service". Basic Services Batuco has drinking water, sewage and electricity service which is distributed by the Chilectra Electric Company (Now Enel). There is a landline telephone network and mobile telephone coverage throughout the commune and surrounding areas.

Environment

In 2018, the first recycling plant in the world in charge of waste management was inaugurated in the commune, which is powered by 100% solar energy through photovoltaic self-consumption for its processes, through the use of solar panels, contributing in this way doubly to ecology: through the reuse of waste as well as the generation of renewable energy in Chile.

Sports

Football

The commune of Lampa has a club participating in the National Soccer Championships in Chile.

• Municipal Lampa (Third Division B 2017-present).

Aside from this, the town of Estación Colina has had a club participating in the National Soccer Championships in Chile.

• Ferro Lampa (Third Division B 2014-2018).

Media

Radio stations

FM

• 94.9 MHz - Radio Lampa
• 106.5 MHz - Radio Nuevo Horizonte (Lampa/Batuco)