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.
 Emblem | |
 Map of the Vitacura commune within Greater Santiago | |
| 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
Emblem logo
Location in Santiago
Skyline at night
Shopping Center
A elegant liquor store
Vitacura Media
Lake and buildings in Bicentenario Park.
Municipalidad de Vitacura, Santiago de 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 TimeWorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ↑ Chile Summer TimeWorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
Other websites
- Municipality of Vitacura Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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