San Rosendo | |
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 Coat of arms  Commune of San Rosendo in the Bío Bío Region   San Rosendo Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 37°15′48″S 72°43′27″W / 37.26333°S 72.72417°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Bío Bío Region |
| Province | Bío Bío Province |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Duverlis Valenzuela Martínez (RN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.4 km2 (35.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,398 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,249 |
| • Rural | 669 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 1,930 |
| • Women | 1,988 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 43 |
| Website | www |
San Rosendo (Spanish pronunciation: [san roˈsendo]) is a Chilean city and commune in Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío Region.
The city of San Rosendo lies on the gentle slopes of a hill overlooking the confluence of the rivers Bío Bío and Laja, which respectively bound the city to the west and south. On the opposite bank of the Laja River is the city of Laja, forming both an incipient conurbation.
- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of San Rosendo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.