Lebu, Chile
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Lebu commune in Bío Bío Region | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′S 73°40′W / 37.600°S 73.667°WCoordinates: 37°36′S 73°40′W / 37.600°S 73.667°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Bío Bío |
| Province | Arauco |
| Founded | 8 October 1862 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Carlos González Anjari (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 561.4 km2 (216.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 25,035 |
| • Density | 44.594/km2 (115.498/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 21,991 |
| • Rural | 3,044 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 12,416 |
| • Women | 12,619 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Lebu is a Chilean port city and commune. The city is also the capital of the Arauco Province in Bío Bío Region. It lies on the south bank of the mouth of the Lebu River. The commune includes the Mocha Island. Lebu was founded on 1862 thanks to some number of colonies in the zone. The commune has an area of 561.4 km2. According to the INE census of 2002, the population is with 25,035 inhabitants.
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ↑ (in Spanish) Municipality of Lebu. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (in Spanish) National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
Other websites
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- Lebu municipality Archived 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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