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Hijuelas
South America is the fourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south. At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to 5,300 kilometers from east to west. South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama.
Hijuelas is a commune of the province of Quillota, in the V region of Valparaiso, located in the central zone of Chile. It is well-known as the Capital of the Flowers. According to the data collected in the census of the National Institute of Statistics, the commune has an area of 267 square kilometers with a population of 16,014 inhabitants. Hijuelas welcomes 1.04 percent of the total population of the region. Hijuelas belongs to the 10 Electoral District and 5 Senatorial Circumscription. Alfonso is represented in the House of Representatives of the National Congress. The main activity of Hijuelas is the culture of flowers that adorn great part of Chile and the world.
Hijuelas prides itself on its important role in social and cultural development in the history of Quillota as well as on the opportunity provided to its citizens to work, live and grow in a clean and prosperous environment. The city of Hijuelas has placed itself at the top of a list of municipalities in the Metropolitan Region with the highest quality of life.
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