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Santo Domingo, Chile

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Country
  
Chile

Time zone
  
CLT (UTC-4)

Area
  
536.1 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:14 AM

Number of airports
  
1

Region
  
Area code(s)
  
(+56) 35

Elevation
  
66 m

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Website
  
Municipality of Santo Domingo

Weather
  
14°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity

Santo Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo (St. Dominic's Rocks).

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Map of Santo Domingo, Valpara%C3%ADso, Chile

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santo Domingo spans an area of 536.1 km2 (207 sq mi) and has 7,418 inhabitants (3,811 men and 3,607 women). Of these, 4,737 (63.9%) lived in urban areas and 2,681 (36.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 19.3% (1,200 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Santo Domingo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde was Fernando Rodríguez Larraín.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Santo Domingo is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mrs. María José Hoffmann (UDI) and Mr. Víctor Torres (PDC) as part of the 15th electoral district, (together with San Antonio, Cartagena, El Tabo, El Quisco, Algarrobo and Casablanca). The commune is represented in the Senate by Francisco Chahuán Chahuán (RN) and Ricardo Lagos Weber (PPD) as part of the 6th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Coast).

References

Santo Domingo, Chile Wikipedia


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