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Zapallar is a commune and a town located in Chile's Petorca Province, a part of the Valparaíso Region. It covers 288 km2 (111 square miles) of land. Zapallar is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean approximately 125 km (78 miles) miles northwest of Santiago.
Zapallar | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Coast of Zapallar | |
 Flag  Coat of arms    Zapallar Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′13″S 71°27′32″W / 32.55361°S 71.45889°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Valparaíso |
| Province | Petorca |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Gustavo Alessandri |
| Area | |
��• Total | 288.0 km2 (111.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2017 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 7,339 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,013 |
| • Rural | 2,326 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 3,704 |
| • Women | 3,635 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 33 |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | Municipality of Zapallar |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Zapallar had 5,659 inhabitants (2,914 men and 2,745 women). Of these, 4,744 (83.8%) lived in urban areas and 915 (16.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 24.3% (1,105 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
Administration
editAs a commune, Zapallar is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Since 2016 the mayor has been Gustavo Alessandri Bascuñán (Ind./RN). For the 2021-2024 term, the communal council has the following members:[1]
- Luis Guajardo Abarca (RN)
- Josefina Sutil Servoin (UDI)
- Sebastián Chacana Basaez (UDI)
- Danilo Fernández Peña (PS)
- Reinaldo Fernández Silva (Ind./PL)
- Carolina Letelier Riumallo (DC)
The commune of Zapallar belongs to the Electoral District No. 6 (Cabildo, Calera, Hijuelas, La Cruz, La Ligua, Nogales, Papudo, Petorca, Puchuncaví, Quillota, Quintero, Zapallar, Calle Larga, Catemu, Llay Llay, Los Andes, Panquehue, Putaendo, Rinconada, San Esteban, San Felipe, Santa María, Limache, Olmué, Quilpué, Villa Alemana. Zapallar is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Camila Flores (RN), Diego Ibáñez (RD), Pablo Kast (EVO), Andrés Longton (RN), Carolina Marzán (PPD), Luis Pardo (RN), Marcelo Schilling (PS) and Daniel Verdessy (DC).
Zapallar belongs to the VI Senate Circumscription (Valparaíso). The commune is represented in the Senate by Isabel Allende Bussi (PS), Francisco Chahuán Chahuán (RN), Juan Ignacio Latorre (RD), Kenneth Pugh (IND), Ricardo Lagos Weber (PPD).
Climate
edit| Climate data for Zapallar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.9 (64.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.0 (51.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.12) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1.4 (0.06) |
13.5 (0.53) |
71.8 (2.83) |
120.5 (4.74) |
76.1 (3.00) |
54.2 (2.13) |
28.8 (1.13) |
9.9 (0.39) |
2.5 (0.10) |
1.6 (0.06) |
384.3 (15.13) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 83 |
| Source: Bioclimatografia de Chile[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Municipal Authorities" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Resultados CENSO 2017". National Statistics Institute of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ Hajek, Ernst; Castri, Francesco (1975). "Bioclimatografia de Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Municipality of Zapallar