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The town and commune of Zapallar are in Chile's Petorca Province, which is part of the Valparaso Region.

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Zapallar
Town and Commune
Coast of Zapallar
Flag Coat of arms Zapallar Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°33′13″S 71°27′32″W
Country	Chile
Region	Valparaíso
Province	Petorca
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Nicolás Cox Urrejola (RN)
Area [2]
• Total	288.0 km2 (111.2 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)[2]
• Total	5,933
• Density	21/km2 (53/sq mi)
• Urban	4,744
• Rural	915
Sex [2]
• Men	2,914
• Women	2,745
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[3])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code	56 + 33
Climate	Csb
Website	Municipality of Zapallar

The community covers 288 km2 (111 sq mi) of land.

A horseshoe bay protects the beach resort town of Zapallar, which was built along high slopes.

The topography is rough, with high cliffs and rocky precipices to the north and south of the town center.

A three-kilometer-long stone-masonry promenade runs along the beach in the town.

Zapallar is two hours northwest of Santiago and 70 minutes north of Via del Mar and larger Valparaiso.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Zapallar has 5,659 inhabitants (2,914 men and 2,745 women). Of these, 4,744 (83.8%) lived in urban areas and 915 (16.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 24.3% (1,105 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]

Administration

As a commune, Zapallar is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Nicolás Cox Urrejola. The communal council has the following members:[1]

• Diego Farias Vásquez (UDI)
• Luis Guajardo Abarca (RN)
• Max Correa Achurra (EVO-IND)
• Danilo Fernández Peña (PS)
• Felipe Zamorano Palacios (IND-RN)
• Claudia Vargas Astudillo (DC)

The commune of Zapallar belongs to the Electoral District No. 6 (Cabildo, Calera, Hijuelas, La Cruz, La Ligua, Nogales, Papudo, Petorca, Puchuncaví, Quillota, Quintero, Zapallar, Calle Larga, Catemu, Llay Llay, Los Andes, Panquehue, Putaendo, Rinconada, San Esteban, San Felipe, Santa María, Limache, Olmué, Quilpué, Villa Alemana. Zapallar is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Camila Flores (RN), Diego Ibáñez (RD), Pablo Kast (EVO), Andrés Longton (RN), Carolina Marzán (PPD), Luis Pardo (RN), Marcelo Schilling (PS) and Daniel Verdessy (DC).

Zapallar belongs to the VI Senate Circumscription (Valparaíso). The commune is represented in the Senate by Isabel Allende Bussi (PS), Francisco Chahuán Chahuán (RN), Juan Ignacio Latorre (RD), Kenneth Pugh (IND), Ricardo Lagos Weber (PPD).

See also

• List of towns in Chile

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipality of Zapallar

На других языках

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- [en] Zapallar

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[es] Zapallar

Zapallar es una comuna de la zona central de Chile, situada en la provincia de Petorca, Región de Valparaíso. Se ubica a 169 km de Santiago y 75 km de Valparaíso, Capital Regional.

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[ru] Сапальяр

Сапальяр (исп. Zapallar) — посёлок в Чили. Административный центр одноимённой коммуны. Население посёлка — 2669 человек (2002). Посёлок и коммуна входит в состав провинции Петорка и области Вальпараисо .

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