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Valparaíso (Spanish: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a major city, commune, seaport and naval base facility in Valparaíso Region, Chile.. Greater Valparaíso is the second-most populous city in the country, as well as the second-largest city in the Greater Valparaíso metro area (behind Viña del Mar).
The Valparaíso Region (Spanish: Región de Valparaíso, pronounced [balpaɾaˈiso]) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. [FN 1] With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 as of 2017, and fourth-smallest area of 16,396.1 km 2 (6,331 sq mi), the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region to the southeast. [1]
Greater Valparaíso (Gran Valparaíso) is the third largest metropolitan area in Chile, after the Greater Concepción and Greater Santiago. It takes this name after the city of Valparaíso, the oldest city of the group and the most important harbour in Chile. It's total population is 979,127 at the 2012 census, with an area of 401.6 square ...
The province spans a coastal area of 2,146.6 km 2 (829 sq mi), the fourth largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census, Valparaíso was the most populous province in the region with a population of 651,821.
This is a list of cities in Chile. A city is defined by Chile 's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an "urban entity" [ note 1 ] with more than 5,000 inhabitants. This list is based on a June 2005 report by the INE based on the 2002 census which registered 239 cities across the country.
Plaza Wheelwright is named for William Wheelwright, an American who established a fleet of ships and railroads in Chile. A statue of him is located in the plaza. [ 3 ] At the plaza, also called Plaza Aduana, is the custom house, Aduana, that was built in 1854 [ 4 ] and 1855. [ 5 ]