San José de Maipo
| San José de Maipo | |||||
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| Coordinates: 33°41′S 70°20′W / 33.683°S 70.333°WCoordinates: 33°41′S 70°20′W / 33.683°S 70.333°W | |||||
| Country | Chile | ||||
| Region | Santiago Metro. | ||||
| Province | Cordillera | ||||
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| • Type | Municipality | ||||
| • Alcalde | Luis Pezoa Álvarez (RN) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 4,994.8 km2 (1,928.5 sq mi) | ||||
| Area rank | 1 | ||||
| Population (2002 Census) | |||||
| • Total | 13,376 | ||||
| • Rank | 3 | ||||
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 9,311 | ||||
| • Rural | 4,065 | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| • Men | 6,947 | ||||
| • Women | 6,429 | ||||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | ||||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 53 | ||||
| Website | Municipality of San José de Maipo | ||||
San José de Maipo is the name of a commune in Chile and the city within it, located in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, some 48 kilometers south-east of capital Santiago, bordered on the east by Argentina, across the Andes.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San José de Maipo spans an area of 4,994.8 km2 (1,929 sq mi)and has 13,376 inhabitants (6,947 men and 6,429 women). Of these, 9,311 (69.6%) lived in urban areas and 4,065 (30.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.9% (1,730 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Its population density was then 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated commune in the region.
Among the present economic activities stand out nonmetallic mining, including stone quarries, production of almonds and stone fruits, and crafts based on laja rock and alabaster, among others. Regional tourism is very important in this zone; there are a great number of food and lodging establishments. In 2001 the commune was declared Zona de Interés Turístico Nacional (ZOIT), by the National Service of Tourism (SERNATUR).
San Jose de Maipo was named a town by order of Ambrosio O'Higgins in 1792. The Governor of Chile and future Viceroy of Peru considered it necessary to give it the power of a town to better support mining that took place around San Pedro Nolasco.
During the 19th century the area was the scene of several important events in the independence of Chile, since because of its proximity to Argentina it was used by General San Martin and the liberating Army of the Andes to support the Bernardine cause of O'Higgins.
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