Vitacura
Vitacura is a commune and city of Santiago Province, Chile. According to the Chilean census on 2002, Vitacura has an area of 28.3 square kilometres (10.9 sq mi) and 81,499 inhabitants.
Coordinates (city): 33°23′00″S 70°34′30″W / 33.38333°S 70.57500°WCoordinates: 33°23′00″S 70°34′30″W / 33.38333°S 70.57500°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Santiago Metro. |
Province | Santiago |
Founded | 9 March 1981 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Raúl Torrealba Del Pedregal (RN) |
Area | |
• Total | 28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi) |
Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 81,499 |
• Density | 2,880/km2 (7,459/sq mi) |
• Urban | 81,499 |
• Rural | 0 |
Sex | |
• Men | 35,118 |
• Women | 46,381 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [4]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [5]) |
Website | Municipality of Vitacura |
History
The name of this city is in honor to the cacique called Vitacura who was collaborator of the Spanish conqueror Pedro de Valdivia.
Gallery
Location in Santiago of Chile
References
- ↑ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". Retrieved 27 January 2011. (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Municipality of Vitacura". Retrieved 27 January 2011.(in Spanish)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 3 December 2010. (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
Other websites
- Municipality of Vitacura (in Spanish)