Vitacura
Vitacura | ||||
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| Location of Vitacura in Araucaria Location of Vitacura in Araucaria | ||||
| Country | Balisca | |||
| Community | Araucaria | |||
| Before confederation | Maroon Confederacy | |||
| Confederalization into Balisca | 22 October 1883 | |||
| Capital and largest city | Carabassa | |||
| Administration | 257 cantons, and 2,336 communes | |||
| Common languages | Mozarabic, Baliscano, Maroniko and Kurupirangüe | |||
| Ethnic groups | 82.4% Baliscans 17.6% others | |||
| Demonym(s) | Vitacurense | |||
| Legislature | Council of Vitacura | |||
| National representation | ||||
| 22 seats (of 736) | ||||
| Area | ||||
• Total | 13,857 km2 (5,350 sq mi) (34th) | |||
| Population | ||||
• December 2023 estimate | 4,578,913 (22nd) | |||
• 2020 census | 4,383,726 | |||
• Density | 330.44/km2 (855.8/sq mi) (2nd) | |||
| HDI (2024) |  0.906very high · 4th | |||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BST) | |||
| Postal abbreviation | VTA | |||
| ISO 3166 code | BL-VA | |||
| Symbols | ||||
| Flower | Poppy (Papaver somniferum) | |||
| Colour(s) | Gold, red, and green | |||
| Internet TLD | .vta | |||
| Website | consejo.bl.vtc | |||
Vitacura (From Mapudungun meaning "big stone" or "big rock"), is the most populous region of Araucaria, in Balisca. It borders Tukupi and Juyú to the west, the South Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and Luzamontaña to the north. The region has an estimated population of 4,578,913 in December 2023. The administrative seat and most populous commune within Vitacura is Carabassa.
