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Valparaíso Region

Also known as Valparaiso Region

administrative region of Chile

AI overview

Valparaíso Region is an administrative region of Chile located along the country's central coast. It matters because it is home to the major port city of Valparaíso and serves as an important economic and cultural hub for Chile.

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Vinony's link graph records 736 inbound references to Valparaíso Region, and connects out to Easter Island, Viña del Mar and Juan Fernández Islands.

The entry is geolocated on the map in CL.

Vinony files it under Regions of Chile and Valparaíso Region.

Vinony links it to 66 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: region of Chile
Demonym: porteño
Country: Chile
Located in: Chile
Contains: Valparaíso Province
Capital: Valparaíso
Population: 1896053
Area: 16396.1
Elevation: 312
Time zone: UTC−04:00
Shares border with: Mendoza Province
Official website: www.gorevalparaiso.cl
Image: Chile, Concón, Bosques de Montemar (43470659892).jpg

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category of associated people: Category:People from Valparaíso Region
category for people born here: Q30057911
Commons category: Valparaíso Region
topic's main category: Category:Valparaíso Region
Commons gallery: Valparaíso Region
language used: Rapa Nui
category for people who died here: Q31964649

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Encyclopedic overview

The Valparaíso Region (Spanish: Región de Valparaíso, pronounced [valpaɾaˈiso]) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. With the country's second-highest population of 1,896,053 as of 2024, and fourth-smallest area of 16,396.1 km (6,331 sq mi), the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region to the southeast. The region also includes Chile's remote islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Rapa Nui and the Juan Fernandez Islands.

Its capital is the port city of Valparaíso; other important cities include Viña del Mar, Quillota, San Felipe, Quilpué, Villa Alemana, and San Antonio.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valparaíso Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.