# La Reina

La Reina (Spanish: "The Queen"; distorted from Larraín) is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, created in 1963 from an eastern portion of the Ñuñoa commune. It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile.
La Reina is a residential commune inhabited by mostly mid to upper-mid income families and high-income groups. The Eulogio Sánchez Airport and Military Hospital are both located in the southern part of the commune.

## Demographics

According to the 1999 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Reina spans an area of 23.4 km$^2$ (9 sq mi) and has 96,762 inhabitants (44,293 men and 52,469 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 4.7% (4,352 persons) between the 1990 and 1999 censuses. The 2003 projected population was 96,551.
* Average annual household income: US$42,248 (PPP, 2006)
* Population below poverty line: 7.8% (2006)
* Regional quality of life index: 86.23, high, 4 out of 52 (2005)
* Human Development Index: 0.883, 5 out of 341 (2003)

### Notable residents

* Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile
* Fernando Castillo Velasco, architect, former mayor of La Reina and former governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region
* Amanda de Negri Quintana, lawyer and former political prisoner under Pinochet's regime
* Mónica Echeverría Yáñez, writer
* Fernando González, retired tennis player
* Erich Honecker, former president of East Germany, who spent the last years of his life (1993–1994) in La Reina
* Margot Honecker, former Education Minister of East Germany, wife of Erich Honecker
* Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile

## Government

As a commune, La Reina 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 mayor is José Manuel Palacios Parra (UDI). The communal council has the following members:
* Manuel José Covarrubias Cerda (UDI)
* Ursus Trotter Lecaros (UDI)
* Luis Acevedo Sánchez (Ind./UDI)
* Rodolfo del Real Mihovilovic (RN)
* Cristián del Canto Quiroga (PS)
* Fernando Encina Waissbluth (FA)
* Mauricio Martin Hartwig (REP)
* Lisette Gautier García (REP)

### Parliamentary Representation

La Reina belongs to Chile's Electoral District No. 11, along with the communes of Lo Barnechea, Vitacura, Las Condes, and Peñalolén, and to the VII Senatorial Constituency (Metropolitan Region of Santiago).
In the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, it is represented (2022-2026 term) by:
* Catalina Del Real Mihovilovic (RN).
* Guillermo Ramírez Diez (UDI).
* Francisco Undurraga Gazitúa (EVOPOLI).
* Tomás Hirsch Goldschmidt (AH).
* Cristián Araya Lerdo de Tejada (REP).
* Gonzalo De la Carrera Correa (IND).
In the Senate of Chile, it was represented by Carlos Montes from the PS and Manuel José Ossandón from RN during the 2014-2022 period.

## Schools
### Private

* The Grange School
* Andrée English School
* Saint John's Villa Academy
* British Royal School
* Colegio de La Salle
* Colegio Santo Domingo

### Public

* Educational Complex of La Reina (Complejo Educacional de La Reina)
* Swiss Confederation School (Colegio Confederación Suiza)
* Yangtsé School (Colegio Yangtsé)
* Palestinian School (Escuela Palestina)
* San Constantino School (Colegio San Constantino)
* Eugenio María de Hostos School (Liceo Eugenio María de Hostos)
* Developmental School for Special Needs (Escuela Especial de Desarrollo)