Zapallar

Quality 0.50 · 1 view · Updated 2 months ago

title: "Zapallar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-petorca-province", "communes-of-chile", "capitals-of-chilean-provinces", "coasts-of-valparaíso-region"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-petorca-province" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapallar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

FieldValue
official_nameZapallar
settlement_typeTown and Commune
image_skylineZapallar (28711550806).jpg
image_captionCoast of Zapallar
image_flagBandera de Zapallar.svg
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo de Zapallar.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Zapallar.svg
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Valparaíso
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Petorca
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameGustavo Alessandri
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2288.0
population_as_of2017 Census
population_total7339
population_footnotes
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank15013
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank22326
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info13,704
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info23,635
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
elevation_m50
area_code56 + 33
blank_nameClimate
blank_infoCsb
websiteMunicipality of Zapallar
::

| official_name = Zapallar | native_name = | settlement_type = Town and Commune | image_skyline = Zapallar (28711550806).jpg | image_caption = Coast of Zapallar | image_flag = Bandera de Zapallar.svg | flag_alt = Flag | image_seal = | image_shield = Escudo de Zapallar.svg | shield_alt = Coat of arms | image_map = Comuna de Zapallar.svg | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Chile | pushpin_map_narrow = yes | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile | coordinates_footnotes = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Chile | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Valparaíso | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Petorca | government_footnotes = | government_type = Municipality | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_name = Gustavo Alessandri | leader_party = | established_title = | established_date = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 288.0 | population_as_of = 2017 Census | population_total = 7339 | population_rank = | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_blank1_title = Urban | population_blank1 = 5013 | population_blank2_title = Rural | population_blank2 = 2326 | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Men | demographics1_info1 = 3,704 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 3,635 | timezone = CLT | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = CLST | utc_offset_DST = -3 | elevation_m = 50 | area_code = 56 + 33 | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = Csb | website = Municipality of Zapallar | footnotes = Zapallar is a commune and an affluent resort 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. The balneario is popular among upper-class Santiaguinos and is called The Hamptons of Chile.

Demographics

According 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.

Administration

As 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:

  • 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

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Zapallar |Jan high C = 22.6 |Feb high C = 22.1 |Mar high C = 19.2 |Apr high C = 17.9 |May high C = 16.0 |Jun high C = 14.9 |Jul high C = 14.1 |Aug high C = 14.6 |Sep high C = 15.6 |Oct high C = 17.2 |Nov high C = 19.4 |Dec high C = 21.7 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 17.7 |Feb mean C = 17.6 |Mar mean C = 16.2 |Apr mean C = 14.1 |May mean C = 12.8 |Jun mean C = 11.9 |Jul mean C = 11.2 |Aug mean C = 11.5 |Sep mean C = 12.2 |Oct mean C = 13.4 |Nov mean C = 14.8 |Dec mean C = 16.6 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 14.0 |Feb low C = 14.1 |Mar low C = 13.0 |Apr low C = 11.1 |May low C = 10.0 |Jun low C = 9.2 |Jul low C = 8.4 |Aug low C = 8.5 |Sep low C = 9.2 |Oct low C = 10.2 |Nov low C = 11.2 |Dec low C = 12.6 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 3.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 0.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 1.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 13.5 |May precipitation mm = 71.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 120.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 76.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 54.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 28.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 9.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 2.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 1.6 |year precipitation mm = | Jan humidity = 80 | Feb humidity = 80 | Mar humidity = 83 | Apr humidity = 85 | May humidity = 86 | Jun humidity = 86 | Jul humidity = 85 | Aug humidity = 84 | Sep humidity = 84 | Oct humidity = 82 | Nov humidity = 80 | Dec humidity = 78 | year humidity = |source 1 = Bioclimatografia de Chile{{cite web | first1 = Ernst | last1 = Hajek | first2 = Francesco | url = http://www.ecolyma.cl/documentos/bioclimatografia_de_chile.pdf | title = Bioclimatografia de Chile | access-date = 27 May 2024 | last2 = Castri |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091122225453/http://www.ecolyma.cl/documentos/bioclimatografia_de_chile.pdf |archive-date = 22 November 2009 | language = es | year = 1975}}

References

References

  1. "Municipal Authorities".
  2. "Resultados CENSO 2017". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::

populated-places-in-petorca-provincecommunes-of-chilecapitals-of-chilean-provincescoasts-of-valparaíso-region