Hijuelas | |
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Coordinates: 32°47′55″S 71°08′38″W / 32.79861°S 71.14389°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Valparaíso |
Province | Quillota |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | José Saavedra |
Area | |
• Total | 267.2 km2 (103.2 sq mi) |
As of 2002 | |
Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 15,876 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
• Urban | 8,196 |
• Rural | 7,818 |
Demonym | Hijuelense |
Sex | |
• Men | 8,161 |
• Women | 7,853 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
Area code | country 56 + city 33 |
Website | Municipality of Hijuelas |
Hijuelas (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈxwelas]) is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso.