San Antonio, Chile

San Antonio
Panorama of the port of San Antonio
Panorama of the port of San Antonio, before the construction of a mall which obstructed the view of the port.


Coat of arms
Location of San Pedro commune in the Valparaíso Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
San Antonio
Location in Chile
Nickname: 
Principal Port (Puerto Principal)
Coordinates (city): 33°35′36″S 71°37′18″W / 33.59333°S 71.62167°W / -33.59333; -71.62167
CountryChile
RegionValparaíso
ProvinceSan Antonio
Founded1894
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeConstanza Lizana
Area
 • Total
404.5 km2 (156.2 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[1]
 • Total
87,675
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
 • Urban
83,435
 • Rural
3,770
DemonymSanantonian
Sex
 • Men42,843
 • Women44,362
Time zoneUTC-4 (Chile Time (CLT)[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (Chile Summer Time (CLST)[3])
Area code+56 35
ClimateCsa
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

San Antonio is a Chilean port city, commune, and the capital of the San Antonio Province in the Valparaíso Region. It has become the main freight port in Chile, surpassing Valparaíso in the 21st century. San Antonio is also the hub of the fishing area that stretches along the Chilean coast from Rocas de Santo Domingo to Cartagena.

  1. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Chile Time". World Time Zones .org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Chile Summer Time". World Time Zones .org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.