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)
- Caleta el Membrillo, Valparaíso.jpg
Valparaíso before 1846, by Johann Moritz Rugendas
- Bahía de Valparaíso, 1863.jpg
Fotos históricas de Valparaíso en Chile
- Terremoto de Valparaíso 1906.JPG
- Valparaíso - 1851.jpg
Daguerreotype of Valparaíso about 1852
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Valparaiso en 1864.jpg
Picture of the Church of San Francisco in 1864
- Muelle de Pasajeros, 1888 - Félix Leblanc.jpg
Picture of the city in 1888
- Rita, a show seller in Valpairiso, by Adele de Dombasle.png
Rita, a shoe seller in the city, by Adele de Dombasle c.1847-48
- Intendencia3.JPG
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Valparaíso at Wikimedia Commons
