Los Andes | |
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|
 Coat of arms    Los Andes Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′S 70°37′W / 32.833°S 70.617°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Valparaíso |
| Province | Los Andes |
| Santa Rosa de Los Andes | 31 July 1791 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Manuel Rivera Martínez |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,248.3 km2 (482.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 819 m (2,687 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 63,009 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 55,388 |
| • Rural | 4,810 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 30,247 |
| • Women | 29,951 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 34 |
| Climate | BSk |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Los Andes, founded on July 31, 1791 as Santa Rosa de Los Andes, is a Chilean city and commune located in the province of the same name, in Valparaíso Region ("Fifth Region" of Chile). It lies on the route between Santiago and Chile's primary border crossing with Argentina by way of the summit of the Uspallata Pass in the Andes mountain range.
- ^ "Municipality of Los Andes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.