Viña del Mar ( meaning "Vineyard of the Sea"), is a
city and
commune on
central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred as "
La Ciudad Jardín" ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located within the
Valparaíso Region, and it's Chile's fourth largest city with a population of 324,836 (according to the 2012 census). Viña del Mar is also part of the
Greater Valparaíso area, the country's third largest metropolitan area (pop. 803,683, 2002 census), after the Metropolitan areas of
Santiago and
Concepción. The Greater Valparaíso Area is home to 5 municipalities:
Valparaíso, Viña del Mar,
Concon,
Quilpue, and
Villa Alemana.