Florida, Chile
town in Chile
Florida is a city and commune in Chile with 10067 inhabitants and an area of 609 square kilometres, all according to the census on 2002. The city is located at 42 kilometres to the eastern of Concepción.
Florida | |
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 Location of Florida commune in the Biobío Region | |
| Coordinates: 36°49′S 72°40′W / 36.817°S 72.667°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Biobío |
| Province | Concepción |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Juan Vergara Reyes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 608.6 km2 (235.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,177 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,875 |
| • Rural | 6,302 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 5231 |
| • Women | 4946 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [4]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Florida |
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History
changeThe city was founded on 1755 by Antonio de Seravia.
References
change- ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Florida". Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
Other websites
change- Municipality of the city of Florida (Chile) (in Spanish)
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