Valdivia
city in Chile
Valdivia is a city, commune and municipality in southern Chile. Valdivia is the capital of Los Ríos Region (Spanish for Region of the Rivers), one of Chile's 16 regions. Valdivia is most known for being the city most affected by the Great Chilean Earthquake.
Valdivia | |
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.jpg) Panoramic view of Valdivia from Pedro de Valdivia Bridge | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The City of Rivers | |
| Motto(s): Muy Noble y Muy Leal (Spanish: "Very Noble and Very Loyal") | |
 Location of the Valdivia commune in Los Ríos Region | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′50″S 73°14′45″W / 39.81389°S 73.24583°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Ríos |
| Province | Valdivia |
| Founded as | Santa María la Blanca de Valdivia |
| Founded | 9 February 1552 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Bernardo Berger Fett (RN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,015.6 km2 (392.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 140,559 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 129,952 |
| • Rural | 10,607 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 68,510 |
| • Women | 72,049 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | country 56 + city 63 |
| Website | Municipality of Valdivia |
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References
change- ↑ (in Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Valdivia". Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 7 February 2010.
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