Valparaíso
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Valparaíso (Spaingie pronunciation: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a ceety an commune o Chile, center o its third lairgest conurbation (Greater Valparaíso) an ane o the kintra's maist important seaports an a increasin cultural centre in the Soothwast Paceefic hemisphere. The ceety is the caipital o the Valparaíso Province an the Valparaíso Region. Awtho Santiago is Chile's offeecial caipital, the Naitional Congress o Chile wis established in the ceety in 1990.
Valparaíso | |
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 Banner .svg) Coat airms    Valparaíso Location in Chile | |
| Eik-name(s): The Jewel o the Paceefic, Valpo | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°03′S 71°37′W | |
| Kintra |  Chile |
| Region |  Valparaíso |
| Province | Valparaíso |
| Foondit | 1536 |
| Capital | Valparaíso |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Jorge Sharp Fajardo (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • City | 401.6 km2 (155.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2012 census)[2] | |
| • City | 284,630 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 275,141 |
| • Metro | 930,220 |
| • Rural | 841 |
| Demonym(s) | Porteño (m), porteña (f) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code(s) | (kintra) 56 + (ceety) 32 |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie) |
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