San Felipe, Chile
San Felipe | |
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Flag Coat of arms San Felipe Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′00″S 70°43′26″W / 32.75000°S 70.72389°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | San Felipe de Aconcagua |
| Villa de San Felipe de Real | 3 August 1740 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 185.9 km2 (71.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 654 m (2,146 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 71,104 |
| • Density | 382.5/km2 (990.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 57,760 |
| • Rural | 6,366 |
| Demonym | Sanfelipeño |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 31,036 |
| • Women | 33,090 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 34 |
| Climate | BSk |
| Website | sanfelipedeaconcagua |
San Felipe (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feˈlipe]; "St. Philip" in Spanish) is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Until 1976, it was the capital of Aconcagua province, a first-level administrative division. It lies 88 km (55 mi) north of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of 185.9 km2 (72 sq mi).