Valparaíso facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Valparaíso
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| Nickname(s):
The Jewel of the Pacific
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| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Valparaíso | ||
| Province | Valparaíso | ||
| Capital | Valparaíso | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Municipal council | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 401.6 km2 (155.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2002)
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| • City | 275,982 | ||
| • Density | 687.21/km2 (1,779.86/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 275,141 | ||
| • Rural | 841 | ||
| Sex | |||
| • Male | 135,217 | ||
| • Female | 140,765 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLT) | ||
| Area code(s) | 32 | ||
Valparaíso is a city in Chile, in the central coast del Litoral Central. It's also the capital of the province and region, and the legislative capital of the country. The city is part of the Greater Valparaíso conurbation.
The Chilean House of Representatives, the Command in Chief of the Chilean Army, the Fishing Undersecretary, the Fishing National Service, amidst other organizations, are in this city. The historical part of the city was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 2003.
Images for kids
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View of Valparaíso Bay (1830)
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Valparaíso (c. 1863)
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1906 Valparaíso earthquake
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Daguerreotype of Valparaíso about 1852
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Picture of the city in 1888
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Command in Chief Palace of La Armada
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A street in Valparaiso
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Ascensor "Conception" built in 1883
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Barrio Quilpué.
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Container Shipping Port
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Metro Valparaíso
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One of the historic trolleybuses that are still in daily service in 2019
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Polanco Lift
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Ascensor Conception- built 1883
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Biblioteca Santiago Severín
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Facade of El Mercurio de Valparaíso's publishing building in Calle Esmeralda
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Main entrance of Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, in 2011
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Plaza Sotomayor with monument of the heroes of Iquique
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Port of Valparaíso
See also
In Spanish: Valparaíso para niños
