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Pichilemu

Pichilemu (, ), originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province in the O'Higgins Region. The commune comprises an urban centre and twenty-two villages, including Ciruelos, Cáhuil, and Cardonal de Panilonco. It is located southwest of Santiago. Pichilemu had over 13,000 residents as of 2012.

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Pichilemu is a beach resort city in central Chile, located southwest of Santiago, that serves as the capital of Cardenal Caro Province in the O'Higgins Region. The city and its surrounding commune, which includes twenty-two villages, had a population of over 13,000 residents as of 2012.

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Settlement.official_name: Pichilemu
Settlement.nickname: Surf Capital (Capital del Surf)
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Pichilemu city hall April 2011.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: The Pichilemu city hall, as seen in April 2011
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Pichilemu.svg
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag of Pichilemu.
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Pichilemu .svg
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms of Pichilemu.
Settlement.shield_size: 64px
Settlement.image_blank_emblem

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History
Geography
Demographics
Governance
Economy
Landmarks
Agustín Ross Cultural Centre
Railway station{{anchor|Estación Pichilemu}}
Beaches
Media
Education
See also
References
Further reading
External links

The Pichilemu area was long populated by the indigenous Promaucaes. European-Chilean development began in the mid-sixteenth century, as conquistador Pedro de Valdivia gave Juan Gómez de Almagro the Topocalma encomienda (which included the current territory of Pichilemu) in January 1541. Pichilemu was established as a subdelegation on 16 August 1867, and later as an "autonomous commune" on 22 December 1891, by decree of the President Jorge Montt and Interior Minister Manuel José Irarrázabal. Agustín Ross Edwards, a Chilean politician and member of the Ross Edwards family, planned to develop it as a beach resort on the Pacific Ocean for upper-class Chileans.