Zapallar
Zapallar | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Coast of Zapallar | |
 Flag  Coat of arms    Zapallar Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′13″S 71°27′32″W / 32.55361°S 71.45889°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Valparaíso |
| Province | Petorca |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Gustavo Alessandri |
| Area | |
• Total | 288.0 km2 (111.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2017 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 7,339 |
| • Density | 25.48/km2 (66.00/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,013 |
| • Rural | 2,326 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 3,704 |
| • Women | 3,635 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 33 |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | Municipality of Zapallar |
Zapallar is a resort town located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Chile's Petorca Province, approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) northwest of Santiago. It is also a third-level administrative division of Chile, part of the Valparaíso administrative division. It is administered by a communal council and is headed by an alcalde elected every four years, and As of 2016, Gustavo Alessandri Bascuñán is the mayor.
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]
Climate
| Climate data for Zapallar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.9 (64.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.0 (51.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.12) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1.4 (0.06) |
13.5 (0.53) |
71.8 (2.83) |
120.5 (4.74) |
76.1 (3.00) |
54.2 (2.13) |
28.8 (1.13) |
9.9 (0.39) |
2.5 (0.10) |
1.6 (0.06) |
384.3 (15.13) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 83 |
| Source: Bioclimatografia de Chile[5] | |||||||||||||
Zapallar Casas Viejas Airport
Zapallar Casas Viejas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Zapallar Casas Viejas, (ICAO: SCZC)) is a public airport 20 kilometres (12 mi) inland from Zapallar. It has a single 450m long grass runway.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Municipal Authorities" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Resultados CENSO 2017". National Statistics Institute of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ Hajek, Ernst; Castri, Francesco (1975). "Bioclimatografia de Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ↑ "Casas Viejas Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipality of Zapallar
