Santo Domingo, Chile

Santo Domingo
City and Commune
Municipalidad Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°38′09″S 71°37′41″W / 33.63583°S 71.62806°W / -33.63583; -71.62806Coordinates: 33°38′09″S 71°37′41″W / 33.63583°S 71.62806°W / -33.63583; -71.62806
Country	Chile
Region	Valparaíso
Province	San Antonio Province
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Fernando Rodríguez Larraín
Area
• Total	536.1 km2 (207.0 sq mi)
Elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Population (2012 Census)
• Total	8,860
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
• Urban	4,737
• Rural	2,681
Sex
• Men	3,811
• Women	3,607
Time zone	CLT (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	CLST (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	(+56) 35
Website	Municipality of Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo (St. Dominic's Rocks).

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santo Domingo spans an area of 536.1 km² (207 sq mi) and has 7,418 inhabitants (3,811 men and 3,607 women). Of these, 4,737 (63.9%) lived in urban areas and 2,681 (36.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 19.3% (1,200 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

As a commune, Santo Domingo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde was Fernando Rodríguez Larraín.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Santo Domingo is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mrs. María José Hoffmann (UDI) and Mr. Víctor Torres (PDC) as part of the 15th electoral district, (together with San Antonio, Cartagena, El Tabo, El Quisco, Algarrobo and Casablanca). The commune is represented in the Senate by Francisco Chahuán Chahuán (RN) and Ricardo Lagos Weber (PPD) as part of the 6th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Coast).