Los Ángeles (Chile)

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Los Angeles
Coordinates: 37 ° 28 ′  S , 72 ° 21 ′  W
Map: Chile
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Los Angeles
Los Ángeles on the map of Chile
Basic data
Country ChileChile Chile
Residents 202,331  (2017)
City insignia
Escudo de Los Ángeles (Chile) .svg
Bandera de Los Ángeles (Chile) .svg
Detailed data
surface 1748 km 2
Population density 116 people / km 2
height 139  m
City Presidency Esteban Krause Salazar (since 2012)
Website www.losangeles.cl/w/
Area: s. Congress statistics
Vista desde cerro curamavida (3 km a las afueras de la ciudad) .jpg

Los Ángeles is a large city in Chile , with its full name Santa María de Los Ángeles ( Spanish for "Holy Mary of the Angels "). It is the capital of the province of the same name Los Ángeles in the Bío-Bío region .

Geography and climate

Los Ángeles is located at an altitude of 139 m above sea ​​level around 110 km south of the city of Chillán and around 130 km southeast of Concepción , the capital of the Bío-Bío region.

The center of the city is the Plaza de Armas, which is bordered by the streets Valdivia, Colón, Caupolicán and Lautaro.

The southern summers are very hot and relatively cold at night. The rainier part of Chile slowly begins south of the city.

population

According to the 2017 census, the municipality of Los Ángeles has 202,331 inhabitants (2002: 166,556), of whom 151,087 live in closed settlements, the remaining inhabitants in rural outskirts. 143,563 people inhabit the actual urban settlement core, the inner area of ​​the city of Los Ángeles including the satellite town of Villa Génesis in the east. Mayor Esteban Krause, who was provincial governor of Bío-Bío from 2002 to 2010, has been mayor of Los Ángeles since 2012 .

history

Los Ángeles was founded on March 20, 1739 by Governor José Manso de Velasco as a fortress against the Mapuche . The river Río Bío Bío long formed the border between the Spanish sphere of influence and that of the Mapuche.

When earthquake of 1960 the city was destroyed to 70%.

In the city, German influences are not unimportant, so there are two German private schools: the Liceo Aleman and the Colegio Aleman.

Attractions

The region is popular with trekking fans. The biggest attraction in the area is the 30-40 m high Salto del Laja waterfall . Excursions to the Andes are possible. The 2895 m high volcano Antuco is located about 90 km east of the city. There is an easy ski slope here in winter.

The Río Bío-Bío and the national park south of the lake Laguna de La Laja are ideal for excursions. The 116 km² national park is criss-crossed by cypress forests . There are many species of animals here, such as the Vizcacha (a species of chinchilla ), Andean condor and puma .

In the city there is a museum Museo de la Alta Frontera about the history of the Mapuche and their fight against the settlement by the Spaniards.

Los Ángeles itself is not a particular tourist destination. But the city is a starting point for trips to the surrounding area.

economy

The city is an industrial center, while the surrounding area is dominated by forestry. The city is conveniently located on the Panamericana , which is also called Ruta 5 in this area .

View of the cathedral

religion

Since 1959 the city has been the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles . Pope Benedict XVI appointed the new bishop of the diocese . on January 7, 2006 Felipe Bacarreza Rodríguez , who previously served as titular bishop of Nepi auxiliary bishop in Concepción had been. On the same day, the Pope accepted the resignation from his predecessor, Miguel Caviedes Medina , for reasons of age .

In the predominantly Catholic city there are also numerous smaller evangelical congregations; the Jehovah's Witnesses are represented with a relatively large branch.

sons and daughters of the town

See also

Individual evidence

  1. a b Curriculum vitae on the Los Ángeles municipality's website, accessed in September 2018.
  2. a b Municipal statistics of the Chilean National Congress (2015), accessed in September 2018.
  3. a b Query on the portal of the 2017 census of the Chilean statistical institute INE, accessed in September 2018.
  4. According to citypopulation.de , accessed in September 2018.

Web links

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