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Cerro Navia
South America is the fourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south.
South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
Cerro Navia is one of South America’s most popular destinations, and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments. It is a city that was officially established on March 17, 1981. It is located in the Santiago metropolitan region of the Santiago province. It was not until December of 1984 that Cerro Navia became its own municipality, taking over the old municipality of Las Barrancas.
Presently, Cerro Navia has a total land area of 11.1 square kilometers. According to the 2002 census, it listed a population of 148,312 inhabitants and a population density of 14,828 inhabitants per square kilometer. The average household income of the city is 13,360 dollars and is continuously increasing.
Today, Cerro Navia experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of South America. This fact has consolidated along with other adjacent municipalities, as a great alternative for residence.
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