The town and commune of Zapallar is in Chile's

Petorca Province Petorca Province ( es, Provincia de Petorca) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua. Administration As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governe ...

, which is part of the

Valparaíso Region The Valparaíso Region ( es, Región de Valparaíso, links=no, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 , and fourth-smallest area of , ...

. The community covers 288 km2 (111 square miles) of land. A horseshoe bay protects the beach resort town of Zapallar, which was built along high slopes. The topography is rough, with high cliffs and rocky precipices to the north and south of the town center. A three-kilometer-long stone-masonry promenade runs along the beach in the town. Zapallar is two hours northwest of

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and 70 minutes north of Viña del Mar.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the

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, Zapallar had 5,659 inhabitants (2,914 men and 2,745 women). Of these, 4,744 (83.8%) lived in

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s and 915 (16.2%) in

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s. The population grew by 24.3% (1,105 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Zapallar is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Between 2012 and 2016 the major was Nicolás Cox Urrejola. The communal council has the following members: * Diego Farias Vásquez ( UDI) * Luis Guajardo Abarca ( RN) * Max Correa Achurra ( EVO- IND) * Danilo Fernández Peña ( PS) * Felipe Zamorano Palacios ( IND- RN) * Claudia Vargas Astudillo ( DC) The commune of Zapallar belongs to the Electoral District No. 6 ( Cabildo, Calera, Hijuelas, La Cruz,

La Ligua La Ligua () is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region. The city is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastry production. Demographics According to data from the 2002 Census o ...

, Nogales,

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, Puchuncaví,

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, Zapallar, Calle Larga,

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, Llay Llay, Los Andes, Panquehue, Putaendo,

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, San Esteban, San Felipe, Santa María, Limache, Olmué,

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, Villa Alemana. Zapallar is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Camila Flores ( RN), Diego Ibáñez ( RD), Pablo Kast ( EVO), Andrés Longton ( RN), Carolina Marzán ( PPD), Luis Pardo ( RN), Marcelo Schilling ( PS) and Daniel Verdessy ( DC). Zapallar belongs to the VI Senate Circumscription (Valparaíso). The commune is represented in the Senate by Isabel Allende Bussi ( PS), Francisco Chahuán Chahuán ( RN), Juan Ignacio Latorre ( RD), Kenneth Pugh ( IND), Ricardo Lagos Weber ( PPD).

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