Casablanca (Chile)
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Coordinates: 33 ° 19 ′ S , 71 ° 24 ′ W Casablanca on the map of Chile
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 Location Casablancas in the Región de Valparaíso
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| Country | Chile | |
| region | Valparaíso | |
| province | Valparaíso | |
| City foundation | 1753 | |
| Residents | 21,874 (2002) | |
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| surface | 952.5 km 2 | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| City structure | 13 | |
| Waters | Estero Casablanca | |
| Time zone | UTC −4 | |
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Casablanca is a municipality in Chile . It is located in the coastal cordillera, about 40 km southeast of the port city of Valparaíso . Around 22,000 people live in the municipal area of 952 km 2 , around 14,000 of them in the urban center. The economic activities in the municipality are concentrated in agriculture and forestry.
sons and daughters of the town
- Arturo Gordon (1883–1944), painter
Web links
Commons : Casablanca, Chile - Collection of images
literature
Datos generales de Casablanca. (MS-Word document) Ilustre Municipalidad de Casablanca, accessed on May 11, 2010 (Spanish).