San Felipe, Chile

San Felipe
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Location of the San Felipe commune in the Valparaíso Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
San Felipe
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°45′00″S 70°43′26″W / 32.75000°S 70.72389°W / -32.75000; -70.72389
CountryChile
Region Valparaíso
ProvinceSan Felipe de Aconcagua
Villa de San Felipe de Real3 August 1740
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • 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
6,366
DemonymSanfelipeño
Sex
 • Men31,036
 • Women33,090
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code56 + 34
ClimateBSk
Websitesanfelipedeaconcagua.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]

  1. ^ "Municipality of San Felipe" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.