Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar | |
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Coastline of Viña del Mar Palacio Vergara The Parish Church Church of Lourdes | |
| Nickname(s): La Ciudad Jardín ("the Garden City") La Perla del Pacífico ("the Pearl of the Pacific") | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°01′28″S 71°33′06″W / 33.02444°S 71.55167°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | Valparaíso |
| Viña del Mar | May 31, 1898 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Macarena Ripamonti (FA) |
| Area | |
| 121.6 km2 (47.0 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2017 Census) | |
| 334,248 | |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 951,311 |
| • Urban | 334,248 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | +56 32 |
| Website | Municipality of Viña del Mar |
Viña del Mar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɲa ðel ˈmaɾ]; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as La Ciudad Jardín ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the Valparaíso Region, and it is Chile's fourth largest city with a population of 324,836 (according to the 2008 census). Viña del Mar is also part of the Greater Valparaíso area, the country's second largest metropolitan area (pop. 935,602, 2017 census), after the Metropolitan area of Santiago.