Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles

Infobox City
official_name = Los Ángeles
other_name =
native_name =
nickname =
motto =


imagesize =270px
image_caption =


flag_size = 150px
image_

seal_size =
image_shield = Escudo_Los_Ángeles2.jpg
shield_size = 100px
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_size =


mapsize = 200px
map_caption =Location of the Commune of Los Ángeles in Bío-Bío Region
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Chile
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Bío-Bío
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 = Bío-Bío
subdivision_type3 =
subdivision_name3 =
subdivision_type4 =
subdivision_name4 =
government_type =
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Joel Rosales Guzmán (2004-2008)
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
leader_title2 =
leader_name2 =
leader_title3 =
leader_name3 =
established_title = Founded as
established_date = Villa de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles
established_title2 = Founded
established_date2 = May 26, 1739
established_title3 =
established_date3 =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 1748
area_total_sq_mi =
area_land_km2 =
area_land_sq_mi =
area_water_km2 =
area_water_sq_mi =
area_water_percent =
area_urban_km2 =
area_urban_sq_mi =
area_metro_km2 =
area_metro_sq_mi =
population_as_of = 2002
population_note =
settlement_type =
population_total = 166556
population_density_km2 = 95.28
population_density_sq_mi =
population_metro =
population_density_metro_km2 =
population_density_metro_sq_mi =
population_urban =
population_density_urban_km2 =
population_density_urban_mi2 =
timezone = Chile Time (CLT) [cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=2007-05-05 |title=Chile Time |publisher=World Time Zones .org]
utc_offset = -4
timezone_DST = Chile Summer Time (CLST) [cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=2007-05-05 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=World Time Zones .org]
utc_offset_DST = -3
latd= 37|latm= 28|lats= |latNS=S
longd= 72|longm= 21|longs= |longEW=W
elevation_m = 139
elevation_ft =
postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =+43
website = http://www.losangeles.cl
footnotes =

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII (the Biobío region), in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants (census 2002). The municipality ("comuna") of Los Ángeles has the highest absolute rural population of any Chilean municipality.

To the north of the city is Salto del Laja (Laja Falls), and roughly 100 kilometers to the east is the 2,979 meter high (9,774 ft) Antuco volcano, in the Andes mountain range. The city is a major gateway for tourists visiting nearby Laguna del Laja National Park, home to the mentioned volcano.

History

Founded as Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles in 1739 by Manso de Velasco, it was originally a Spanish fort as an outpost in the War of Arauco. It received the title of "villa" in 1748. The city underwent numerous rebuildings, due to the Spanish military campaigns against the native Mapuche in their efforts to colonize the area. Its geographic location, just to the north of the Biobío river (the border established by the Spaniards), made it a strategic location.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Los Angeles — Spitzname: City of Angels, L.A., Gang Capital of the Nation, Horizontal City Skyline von Los Angeles (Downtown LA) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Los angeles — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Los Angeles (homonymie). Los Angeles …   Wikipédia en Français

  • LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES, city in S. California with approximately 4,000,000 inhabitants occupying 469 square miles of territory; the third most populous city in the U.S. and the largest city in area in the world. Los Angeles County is the home of some… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • LOS ANGELES — est, depuis 1965, date à laquelle elle a dépassé Chicago, la deuxième ville des États Unis. C’est un véritable «problème géographique». Dans cette ville désarticulée, mécanisée, il n’y a pas un centre urbain mais une pluralité de petits centres.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Los Angeles — Los An|ge|les [lɔs ɛnd̮ʒələs ]: größte Stadt Kaliforniens. * * * Los Angeles   [lɔs ɛndʒələs, englisch lɔs ændʒəlɪz], umgangssprachliche Kurzform: L. A. [el eɪ], Stadt in Kalifornien, USA, erstreckt sich über eine Fläche von 1 200 km2 in der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Los Ángeles — puede referirse a las siguientes localidades: ● Los Ángeles:ciudad ubicada en el estado de California, Estados Unidos. ● Los Ángeles:ciudad de la VIII Región del Biobío, Chile. ● Los Ángeles:barrio de la ciudad de Alicante, (España). * * * ► C.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Los Ángeles — (spanisch für die Engel) ist eine Stadt in Chile, deren vollständiger Name Santa María de Los Ángeles (spanisch für „Heilige Maria der Engel“) lautet. Sie liegt in der Region Bío Bío und hatte nach einer Erhebung 2005 125.431 Einwohner.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • LOS ANGELES (V. de) — LOS ANGELES VICTORIA DE (1923 ) Née à Barcelone, Victoria de los Angeles a bien porté le nom qu’elle s’est choisi. Elle a eu la voix des anges. Sa carrière a commencé comme un feuilleton. Elle chantonnait dans les locaux universitaires où son… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Los Angeles — er en storby beliggende i det sydlige Californien. Los Angeles er den største by i Californien, og den anden største by i USA med en befolkningstal på 3.694.820 (ifølge folketællingen i 2000). Byen blev grundlagt 4. september 1781 som en del af… …   Danske encyklopædi

  • Los Angeles B&B — (Куско,Перу) Категория отеля: Адрес: Calle Tecsecocha 474, 84 Куско, Перу …   Каталог отелей

  • Los Angeles — [lôs an′jə ləs, läsan′jə ləs; lôs an′jəlēz; läs an′jəlēz; lôs aŋ′gə ləs, läs aŋ′gə ləs; lôs aŋ′gəlēz; läsaŋ′gəlēz] [Sp, short for Reina de los Angeles, lit., Queen of the Angels] city & seaport on the SW coast of Calif.: pop. 3,695,000 Los… …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”