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Zapallar - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 32°33′13″S 71°27′32″W / 32.55361°S 71.45889°W

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Zapallar
Town and Commune
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 / -32.55361; -71.45889
Country	Chile
Region	Valparaíso
Province	Petorca
Government ^[1]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Gustavo Alessandri
Area ^[2]
• 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 ^[2]
• 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

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.

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.^[2]

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:^[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

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]

References

^ ^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.

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Petorca	Cabildo La Ligua Papudo Petorca Zapallar
Los Andes	Calle Larga Los Andes Rinconada San Esteban
San Felipe de Aconcagua	Catemu Llay-Llay Panquehue Putaendo San Felipe Santa María
Quillota	Hijuelas La Calera La Cruz Nogales Quillota
Valparaíso	Casablanca Concón Juan Fernández Puchuncaví Quintero Valparaíso Viña del Mar
San Antonio	Algarrobo Cartagena El Quisco El Tabo San Antonio Santo Domingo
Isla de Pascua	Isla de Pascua
Marga Marga	Limache Olmué Quilpué Villa Alemana

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