Cobquecura

Cobquecura
Coat of arms
Location of the Cobquecura commune in the Ñuble Region
Location of the Cobquecura commune in the Ñuble Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Cobquecura
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 36°08′S 72°47′W / 36.133°S 72.783°W / -36.133; -72.783
CountryChile
RegionÑuble
ProvinceItata
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeJulio Manuel Fuentes Alarcón (PRSD)
Area
 • Total
570.3 km2 (220.2 sq mi)
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[3]
 • Total
5,043
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,493
 • Rural
4,193
Sex
 • Men3,032
 • Women2,655
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[4])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area codecountry 56 + city 42
ClimateCsb
WebsiteMunicipality of Cobquecura

Cobquecura is a commune in the Region of Ñuble (Spanish: comuna) in the Province of Itata Chile's Region of Ñuble. The town is located on the northwest Pacific coast of the Itata Province about 420 km (261 mi) southwest of the national capital of Santiago.

  1. ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Municipality of Cobquecura" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  5. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.