Zapallar is a commune and a town located in Chile'sPetorca Province, a part of the Valparaíso Region. It covers 288 km2 (111 square miles) of land. Zapallar is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean approximately 125 km (78 miles) miles northwest of Santiago.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Zapallar had 5,659 inhabitants (2,914 men and 2,745 women). Of these, 4,744 (83.8%) lived in urban areas and 915 (16.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 24.3% (1,105 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
Administration
As a commune, Zapallar is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Since 2016 the mayor has been Gustavo Alessandri Bascuñán (Ind./RN). For the 2021-2024 term, the communal council has the following members:[1]
Zapallar belongs to the VI Senate Circumscription (Valparaíso). The commune is represented in the Senate by Isabel Allende Bussi (PS), Francisco Chahuán Chahuán (RN), Juan Ignacio Latorre (RD), Kenneth Pugh (IND), Ricardo Lagos Weber (PPD).
^Hajek, Ernst; Castri, Francesco (1975). "Bioclimatografia de Chile"(PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original(PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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