La Serena, Chile
La Serena is a Chilean city, the capital of the Coquimbo Region and the Elqui Province. In the INE 2002 census, the city had 160,148 people.[3]
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 La Serena's urban hinterland | |
| Coordinates (city): 29°54′S 71°15′W / 29.900°S 71.250°WCoordinates: 29°54′S 71°15′W / 29.900°S 71.250°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Coquimbo |
| Province | Elqui |
| Founded | 1544 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Roberto Jacob Jure (PRSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,892.8 km2 (730.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 160,148 |
| • Density | 84.6090/km2 (219.136/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 147,815 |
| • Rural | 12,333 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 77,385 |
| • Women | 82,763 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Postal code | 1700000 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
La Serena, Chile Media
Planche XIX
Graph of rainfall in the city during the year.
Side view of the Courts of Justice, Archdiocese and Cathedral.
The beaches, the main economic resource in tourism.
The end of Francisco De Aguirre Avenue.
2015 New Year's Celebration at the Lighthouse ("el Faro").
La Florida Airport of La Serena
Liceo Gregorio Cordovez of La Serena
Aerial view of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
References
- ↑ "Municipality of La Serena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "National Statistics Institute" Retrieved 7 February 2013. (in Spanish)
Other websites
- Municipality of La Serena (in Spanish)
- La Serena tourism guide
- Tourism La Serena Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
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