Las Cabras, Chile

Las Cabras
Commune & Town
Las Cabras from the surrounding hills
Las Cabras from the surrounding hills



Map of Las Cabras commune in the O'Higgins Region
Las Cabras is located in Chile
Las Cabras
Las Cabras
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 34°17′30″S 71°18′35″W / 34.29167°S 71.30972°W / -34.29167; -71.30972
CountryChile
RegionO'Higgins Region
ProvinceCachapoal Province
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total
749.2 km2 (289.3 sq mi)
Elevation
126 m (413 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[1]
 • Total
21,798
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Urban
7,548
 • Rural
12,694
Sex
 • Men10,621
 • Women9,621
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area code(+56) 72
Websitewww.lascabrasmunicipalidad.cl

Las Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. This commune is known for agriculture and handcrafts. The commune's name comes from the many goats (cabras, in Spanish) that used to be in the mountains.

  1. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.