La Serena | |
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Coordinates (city): 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 | 85/km2 (220/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 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]