San Felipe, Chile
San Felipe ( Spanish for "St. Philip") is a Chilean city; it is the capital and main city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua province, Valparaíso region.
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 Flag  Coat of arms  San Felipe in the Valparaíso Region | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′00″S 70°43′26″W / 32.75000°S 70.72389°WCoordinates: 32°45′00″S 70°43′26″W / 32.75000°S 70.72389°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | San Felipe de Aconcagua |
| Founded | 3 August 1740 |
| Founded by | José Antonio Manso de Velasco |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Alcalde | Patricio Freire Canto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185.9 km2 (71.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 638 m (2,093 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 64,126 |
| • Density | 344.95/km2 (893.41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Website | Official website |
History
San Felipe was founded on 3 August 1740 by José Antonio Manso, who conquered the Aconcagua Valley. The city was named, after the king Philip V of Spain (Spanish: Felipe V de España), as San Felipe el Real.
Geography
The commune of San Felipe is in the valley of the Aconcagua river and has an area of 185.9 km2 (71.8 sq mi).[2] It is 88 km (55 mi) north of the national capital of Santiago and at about 160 km (99 mi) to the west of the Aconcagua, the highest mountain of the Americas.
The commune is bordered on the north by the Putaendo commune, on the east by the Santa María commune, on the southeast by the Los Andes and Rinconada communes of the Los Andes province, on the south by the Panquehue commune, and on the west by the Catemu commune.
The city of San Felipe is along the Aconcagua river, the main river of the province and of the Valparaíso region, near the point where the river is joined by the Putaendo river.
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 64,126 people living in the commune, giving it a population density of 344.9 inhabitants/km².[2]
The city of San Felipe has an urban area of 18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi) and a population, in 2002, of 53,017 inhabitants.[2]
Its inhabitants are called Sanfelipeños (women, Sanfelipeñas).
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Alcaldía" (in español). Municipalidad de San Felipe. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Región de Valparaíso" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "San Felipe, Chile P PPPL 3887344". Geonames.org. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Other websites
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de Valparaíso Archived 2016-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in Spanish)
- Municipalidadnde San Felipe website Archived 2018-09-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)