La Calera, Chile

La Calera
Downtown La Calera from the hills
Downtown La Calera from the hills



Location of the La Calera commune in the Valparaíso Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
La Calera
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°47′12″S 71°11′50″W / 32.78667°S 71.19722°W / -32.78667; -71.19722
CountryChile
RegionValparaíso
ProvinceQuillota
Founded1844
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorJohnny Piraino (DC)
Area
 • Total60.5 km2 (23.4 sq mi)
 As of 2002
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total50,221
 • Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
47,836
 • Rural
1,667
DemonymCalerano
Sex
 • Men24,134
 • Women25,369
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code56 + 33
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

La Calera is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso.

  1. ^ "Municipality of La Calera" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.