- Vallenar
Infobox City
official_name = Vallenar
native_name = Paitanas
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map_caption = Location of Vallenar commune in the Atacama Region
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pushpin_map_caption =Location in Chile
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Atacama
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 = Huasco
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leader_title = Mayor
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established_title = Founded
established_date =1789
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area_total_km2 = 7083.7
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settlement_type = Commune
population_total = 48040
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timezone = Chilean
utc_offset = -4
timezone_DST = Chilean Daylight
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latd= 28|latm= 34|lats= 15|latNS=S
longd= 70|longm= 45|longs= 29|longEW=W
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website = http://www.vallenar.cl
footnotes =Vallenar is a city and commune in
Atacama Region ,Chile . It is the capital of theHuasco Province and is located in the valley of theHuasco River . Vallenar has 47,000 inhabitants. Its main activities are farming and mining. It was founded as San Ambrosio de Ballenary byAmbrose O'Higgins in 1789, after his birthplace inBallynary in County Sligo in Ireland.Llanos de Challe National Park is located 60 km northwest of the city of Vallenar.
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