Rinconada | |
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.jpg) Santuario de Santa Teresa de Los Andes | |
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 Coat of arms    Rinconada Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′22″S 70°41′14″W / 32.83944°S 70.68722°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Valparaíso |
| Province | Los Andes |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Juan Pablo Galdames Burgos (UDI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122.5 km2 (47.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 716 m (2,349 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,354 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,727 |
| • Rural | 965 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 3,429 |
| • Women | 3,263 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 34 |
| Website | Municipality of Rinconada |
Rinconada (Spanish pronunciation: [riŋkoˈnaða]) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It was created on 18 January 1897 by Federico Errázuriz Echaurren.
Since the shrine to house the remains of Saint Teresa of Los Andes was built in the field of Auco, the municipality has become the spiritual capital of Chile due to the large number of pilgrims from all over the country. Behind the sanctuary is the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, where the community of Discalced Carmelite Mothers resides.
- ^ "Municipality of Rinconada" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.