El Quisco

El Quisco


Coat of arms
Map of the El Quisco commune in Valparaíso Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
El Quisco
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 33°23′28.71″S 71°41′34.58″W / 33.3913083°S 71.6929389°W / -33.3913083; -71.6929389
CountryChile
RegionValparaíso
ProvinceSan Antonio
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeJosé Antonio Jofré
Area
 • Total50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total11,329
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,931
 • Rural
536
Sex
 • Men4,815
 • Women4,652
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Websitewww.elquisco.cl
Heritage house of Isidoro Dubournais [es]

El Quisco is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located in the country's central coast, it serves as a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago and forms part of the Coast of Poets, a cultural space named after four world-renowned Chilean poets: Pablo Neruda, Vicente Huidobro, Violeta Parra and Nicanor Parra. El Quisco is home to La Casa de Isla Negra, the former house of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, which is now a museum and Neruda's burial site.

  1. ^ "Municipality of El Quisco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.