Zapallar
Sign in to saveZapallar is a commune and an affluent resort town located in Chile's Petorca 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. The balneario is popular among upper-class Santiaguinos and is called The Hamptons of Chile.
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- Zapallar
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- Town and Commune
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- Coast of Zapallar
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- yes
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- Petorca
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Zapallar
- Population
- 1414
- Area
- 4.53
- Elevation
- 50
- Official website
- www.munizapallar.cl
- Image
- Zapallar (28125784364).jpg
- Dialing code
- 56 + 33
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- Commons category
- Zapallar
- native label
- Zapallar
- postal code
- 2060000
- inception
- 1889-00-00
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Zapallar is a commune and an affluent resort town located in Chile's Petorca 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. The balneario is popular among upper-class Santiaguinos and is called The Hamptons of Chile.
==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.
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