Hijuelas

Hijuelas



Map of the Hijuelas commune in the Valparaíso Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Hijuelas
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°47′55″S 71°08′38″W / 32.79861°S 71.14389°W / -32.79861; -71.14389
CountryChile
RegionValparaíso
ProvinceQuillota
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeJosé Saavedra
Area
 • Total267.2 km2 (103.2 sq mi)
 As of 2002
Elevation
257 m (843 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total15,876
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,196
 • Rural
7,818
DemonymHijuelense
Sex
 • Men8,161
 • Women7,853
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area codecountry 56 + city 33
WebsiteMunicipality of Hijuelas

Hijuelas (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈxwelas]) is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso.

  1. ^ "Municipality of Hijuelas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 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.