| Official Name: | Zapallar |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -32.5536°N -71.4589°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Petorca |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Gustavo Alessandri |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 288.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 Census |
| Population Total: | 7339 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 5013 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 2326 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 3,704 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3,635 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Elevation M: | 50 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 33 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Csb |
| Website: | Municipality of Zapallar |
Zapallar is a commune and an affluent resort town located in Chile's Petorca Province, a part of the ValparaĂso Region. It covers 288 km2 (111 square miles) of land. Zapallar is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean approximately 125 km (78 miles) miles northwest of Santiago. The balneario is popular among upper-class Santiaguinos and is called The Hamptons of Chile.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Zapallar had 5,659 inhabitants (2,914 men and 2,745 women). Of these, 4,744 (83.8%) lived in urban areas and 915 (16.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 24.3% (1,105 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Zapallar is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Since 2016 the mayor has been Gustavo Alessandri Bascuñán (Ind./RN). For the 2021–2024 term, the communal council has the following members:[1]
The commune of Zapallar belongs to the Electoral District No. 6 (Cabildo, Calera, Hijuelas, La Cruz, La Ligua, Nogales, Papudo, Petorca, PuchuncavĂ, Quillota, Quintero, Zapallar, Calle Larga, Catemu, Llay Llay, Los Andes, Panquehue, Putaendo, Rinconada, San Esteban, San Felipe, Santa MarĂa, Limache, OlmuĂ©, QuilpuĂ©, Villa Alemana. Zapallar is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Camila Flores (RN), Diego Ibáñez (RD), Pablo Kast (EVO), AndrĂ©s Longton (RN), Carolina Marzán (PPD), Luis Pardo (RN), Marcelo Schilling (PS) and Daniel Verdessy (DC).
Zapallar belongs to the VI Senate Circumscription (ValparaĂso). The commune is represented in the Senate by Isabel Allende Bussi (PS), Francisco Chahuán Chahuán (RN), Juan Ignacio Latorre (RD), Kenneth Pugh (IND), Ricardo Lagos Weber (PPD).
