San Esteban, Chile
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San Esteban | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 32°47′57″S 70°34′49″W / 32.79917°S 70.58028°W | |
| Country | |
| Region | |
| Province | Los Andes |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Christian Ortega Villagras (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,361.6 km2 (525.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 831 m (2,726 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 17,090 |
| • Density | 12.55/km2 (32.51/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,542 |
| • Rural | 6,858 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 7,298 |
| • Women | 7,102 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 34 |
| Website | Municipality of San Esteban |
San Esteban ("St. Stephen" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of 1,361.6 km2 (526 sq mi).[2]
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Esteban spans an area of 1,361.6 km2 (526 sq mi) and has 14,400 inhabitants (7,298 men and 7,102 women). Of these, 7,542 (52.4%) lived in urban areas and 6,858 (47.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (2,247 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]