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Valparaíso

South America

Valparaíso is a major city, commune, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
284,938 1
Area (sq km)
401.6 1
Founding Year
1536 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
10 1
Latitude
33.0461 degrees south 1
Longitude
71.6197 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Chile, Countries
Source Valparaíso (Wikipedia)
Valparaiso Region, States or Territories

Valparaiso is the capital of Chile's Valparaiso Region.

Source Valparaíso (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Valparaiso Region, States or Territories

Valparaiso is the capital of Chile's second most-populated administrative region.

Source Valparaíso (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Augusto Pinochet

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Augusto Pinochet (Wikipedia)Wikipedia lead, second paragraph
Quote, Wikipedia lead, second paragraph
Born in Valparaíso, Pinochet rose through the ranks
Sources
1. Valparaíso (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Valparaíso is a major city, commune, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile.
  • Lead section
    With a population of 284,938, it is the 10th-largest commune in Chile.
  • Infobox, Population year
    2024
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    401.6
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    -33.0461, -71.6197
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -33.0461, -71.6197
  • Infobox, Elevation
    10 m
  • Infobox: established_date
    1536
  • Lead section
    Valparaíso is the capital of Chile's second most-populated administrative region and has been the Chilean Navy headquarters since 1817, as well as being the seat of the National Congress of Chile since 1990.
  • Associated With: Chile, Infobox, Country
    chile
  • Associated With: Valparaiso Region, Infobox, Region field
    Valparaiso Region
  • Capital Of: Valparaiso Region, Infobox, Region field (capital-of support)
    Valparaiso Region
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Valparaíso - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 15 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -33.25, -71.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -33.25, -71.75
-33.25 -71.75 Csb
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4. GeoNames: Valparaíso - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3868626
Quote, cities500 record 3868626
-33.036 -71.62963 P PPLA CL 01 51 05101 282448 15 America/Santiago
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Wikidata: Valparaíso
Wikidata Q33986, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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