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Villa Alemana | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms    Villa Alemana Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°02′32″S 71°22′24″W / 33.04222°S 71.37333°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | Marga Marga |
| Founded | November 8, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Javiera Toledo Muñoz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.5 km2 (37.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 116,097 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 94,802 |
| • Rural | 821 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 45,868 |
| • Women | 49,755 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | (country) 56 + (city) 32 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Villa Alemana (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiʝaleˈmana]; "German Village" in English) is a city and commune in Chile's Zona Central. It was founded in 1896 by Italian and German immigrants. Villa Alemana is a part of the urban area known as Greater Valparaiso.
Villa Alemana's flag is notable for having the flag of the German Empire banded on it, along with the Flag of Germany.
- ^ "Municipality of Villa Alemana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.