San Felipe, Chile

San Felipe
San Felipe
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°45′00″S 70°43′26″W / 32.75000°S 70.72389°W / -32.75000; -70.72389
CountryChile
Region Valparaíso
ProvinceSan Felipe de Aconcagua
Villa de San Felipe de Real3 August 1740
Government
  TypeMunicipality
Area
  Total
185.9 km2 (71.8 sq mi)
Elevation
654 m (2,146 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)
  Total
71,104
  Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
  Urban
57,760
  Rural
6,366
DemonymSanfelipeño
Sex
  Men31,036
  Women33,090
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 34
ClimateBSk
Websitesanfelipedeaconcagua.cl (in Spanish)

San Felipe (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feˈlipe]; "St. Philip" in Spanish) is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Until 1976, it was the capital of Aconcagua province, a first-level administrative division. It lies 88 km (55 mi) north of the national capital of Santiago. The commune spans an area of 185.9 km2 (72 sq mi).