Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city in Chile, in the central coast del Litoral Central. It's also the capital of the province and region, and the legislative capital of the country. The city is part of the Greater Valparaíso conurbation.
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| Coordinates: 33°03′S 71°37′W / 33.050°S 71.617°WCoordinates: 33°03′S 71°37′W / 33.050°S 71.617°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | Valparaíso |
| Capital | Valparaíso |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jorge Castro |
| Area | |
| • City | 401.6 km2 (155.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • City | 275,982 |
| • Density | 687.21/km2 (1,779.86/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 275,141 |
| • Rural | 841 |
| Sex | |
| • Male | 135,217 |
| • Female | 140,765 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLT) |
The Chilean House of Representatives, the Command in Chief of the Chilean Army, the Fishing Undersecretary, the Fishing National Service, amidst other organizations, are in this city. The historical part of the city was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 2003.
Valparaíso Media
View of Valparaíso Bay (1830)
Valparaíso before 1846, by Johann Moritz Rugendas
Fotos históricas de Valparaíso en Chile
Daguerreotype of Valparaíso about 1852
Picture of the Church of San Francisco in 1864
Picture of the city in 1888
Rita, a shoe seller in the city, by Adele de Dombasle c.1847-48
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
Other websites
Media related to Valparaíso at Wikimedia Commons
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