San Bernardo, Chile

San Bernardo
Plaza de San Bernardo in 2012
Plaza de San Bernardo in 2012
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Coat of arms
Map of San Bernardo commune within Greater Santiago
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
San Bernardo
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°35′S 70°42′W / 33.583°S 70.700°W / -33.583; -70.700
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metro.
ProvinceMaipo
Founded1821
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeNora Cuevas Contreras (UDI)
Area
 • Total
155.1 km2 (59.9 sq mi)
Elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
 (2002 Census)[2]
 • Total
246,762
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
241,138
 • Rural
5,624
Sex
 • Men121,535
 • Women125,227
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code+56
WebsiteMunicipality of San Bernardo

San Bernardo (Spanish pronunciation: [sam beɾˈnaɾðo]) is a city of Chile, part of the Greater Santiago conurbation. Administratively, it is a commune and the capital of the Maipo Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardo.

  1. ^ "Municipality of San Bernardo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.