Canela | |
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Coordinates (city): 31°23′56″S 71°27′22″W / 31.39889°S 71.45611°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Coquimbo |
Province | Choapa |
Named for | Quechua: sun sparkling |
Capital | Canela Baja |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Juan Bernardo Leyton Lemus |
Area | |
• Total | 2,196.6 km2 (848.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 9,182 |
• Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,744 |
• Rural | 7,635 |
Demonym | Canelino/a |
Sex | |
• Men | 4,737 |
• Women | 4,642 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
Area code | 56 + 53 |
Website | www |
Canela is one of four communes in the Choapa Province of Chile's north-central IV Coquimbo Region. The capital is the town of Canela Baja.