Quillota

Quillota


Coat of arms
Location of the Quillota commune in the Valparaíso Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Quillota
Location in Chile
Motto(s): 
City created with care
(Ciudad creada con cariño)
Coordinates: 32°52′S 71°15′W / 32.867°S 71.250°W / -32.867; -71.250
CountryChile
RegionValparaíso
ProvinceQuillota
FoundedNovember 11, 1717
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorÓscar Calderón Sánchez (Independent)
Area
 • Total302 km2 (117 sq mi)
 As of 2002
Elevation
462 m (1,516 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total85,262
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
 • Urban
66,025
 • Rural
9,891
DemonymQuillotan
Sex
 • Men37,191
 • Women38,725
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Postal code
2260000
Area code56 + 33
ClimateCsb
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Quillota is a city and commune in the Valparaíso Region, Chile. It is the capital and largest city of Quillota Province. According to the 2002 census, 75,916 people lived there.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality of Quillota" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-29.

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