La Unión, Chile

Coordinates: 40°17′S 73°5′W / 40.283°S 73.083°W / -40.283; -73.083
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La Unión
city and commune
Plaza de la Concordia, La Unión
Plaza de la Concordia, La Unión
Flag of La Unión
Flag
Coat of arms of La Unión
Coat of arms
Location of La Unión commune in Los Ríos Region
Location of La Unión commune in Los Ríos Region
UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 63
ClimateCfb
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

La Unión is a

Valdivia. Covering an area of 2,136.7 km2, it has a population of 36,447, of which 25,615 are considered part of the urban population, according to the 2012 census. The commune derived its name from the confluence of the Llollelhue
and Radimadi rivers.

La Unión was founded in 1821 during the government of

COLUN is the main milk and dairy product producer in the zone. The commune is covered in forest to the west of the city and the east is dominated by agricultural landscapes spanning Los Llanos. Alerce Costero National Park
lies in the western mountains.

The city served until 2001 as a dormitory town for the coal mines of Catamutún.[3][4]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Unión spans an area of 2,136.7 km2 (825 sq mi) and has 39,447 inhabitants (20,125 men and 19,322 women). Of these, 25,615 (64.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,832 (35.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.8% (707 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]

Administration

As a commune, La Unión is a third-level

administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is María Angelica Astudillo Mautz.[1]

Within the

UDI
) as part of the 16th senatorial constituency (Los Ríos Region).

Education

Deutsche Schule La Unión was at one time recognized as an overseas German school by the West German government.[5]

References

  1. ^ Formerly a department.
  1. ^ a b "Municipality of La Unión" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  3. Universidad de Concepción
    . pp. 189–203.
  4. ^ Carbon Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. CNE. Accessed on September 10. 2012.
  5. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (Archive). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 24/51.

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