El Quisco | |
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Coordinates: 33°23′28.71″S 71°41′34.58″W / 33.3913083°S 71.6929389°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Valparaíso |
Province | San Antonio |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | José Antonio Jofré |
Area | |
• Total | 50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 11,329 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
• Urban | 8,931 |
• Rural | 536 |
Sex | |
• Men | 4,815 |
• Women | 4,652 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
Website | www |
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.