Yerbas Buenas | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms  Location of the Yerbas Buenas commune in the Maule Region   Yerbas Buenas Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 35°45′S 71°34′W / 35.750°S 71.567°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Province | Linares |
| Founded | 1744 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Luis Cadegan Moran (IND) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 262.1 km2 (101.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 16,738 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,595 |
| • Rural | 14,539 |
| Demonym | Yerbabuenino |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 8,380 |
| • Women | 7,754 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
| Area code | 56 + 73 |
| Website | Municipality of Yerbas Buenas |
Yerbas Buenas is a Chilean town and commune in Linares Province, Maule Region. It lies in the geographical center of the country, on the fertile central plain, some 300 km (186 mi) south of the national capital of Santiago, 50 km (31 mi) south of Talca, the regional capital and 12 km (7 mi) north of Linares, the provincial capital.
- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of Yerbas Buenas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 1 September 2010.