San Felipe, Chile

Commune in Valparaíso, Chile

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32°45′00″S 70°43′26″W / 32.75000°S 70.72389°W / -32.75000; -70.72389CountryChileRegion

ValparaísoProvinceSan Felipe de AconcaguaVilla de San Felipe de Real3 August 1740Government

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• TypeMunicipalityArea

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• Total185.9 km² (71.8 sq mi)Elevation

654 m (2,146 ft)Population

(2012 Census)^[2]

• Total71,104 • Density380/km² (990/sq mi) • Urban

57,760 • Rural

6,366DemonymSanfelipeñoSex

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• Men31,036 • Women33,090Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT^[3]) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST^[4])Area code56 + 34Climate BSkWebsitesanfelipedeaconcagua.cl (in Spanish)

San Felipe (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feˈlipe]; "St. Philip" in Spanish) is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Until 1976, it was the capital of Aconcagua province, a first-level administrative division. It lies 88 km (55 mi) north of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of 185.9 km² (72 sq mi).^[2]

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the San Felipe commune had 64,126 inhabitants; of these, 57,760 (90.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,366 (9.9%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 31,036 men and 33,090 women.^[2] The demonym for a man from San Felipe is sanfelipeño and sanfelipeña for a woman.

Administration

As a commune, San Felipe is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a communal council (consejo comunal), which is headed by a directly elected alcalde. The current city mayor is Patricio Freire Canto. The communal council has the following members:^[1]

Eugenio Cornejo Correa (RN)
Leonel Alegría Ibáñez (RN)
Juan Manuel Millanao Calvin (UDI)
Dante Rodríguez Vásquez (PS)
Ricardo Covarrubias Covarrubias (PC)
Mario Sotolicchio Urquiza (PPD)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Felipe is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marco Antonio Núñez (PDC) and Gaspar Rivas (RN) as part of the 11th electoral district, together with Los Andes, San Esteban, Calle Larga, Rinconada, Putaendo, Santa María, Panquehue, Llaillay and Catemu. The commune is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).^{[needs update]}

Universities

Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación
Universidad de Valparaiso
Universidad de Viña del Mar (private)
Universidad del Aconcagua (private)

References

^ ^a ^b "Municipality of San Felipe" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.