Rinconada

Rinconada
Santuario de Santa Teresa de Los Andes
Santuario de Santa Teresa de Los Andes


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Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Rinconada
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°50′22″S 70°41′14″W / 32.83944°S 70.68722°W / -32.83944; -70.68722
Country Chile
Region Valparaíso
ProvinceLos Andes
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeJuan Pablo Galdames Burgos (UDI)
Area
 • Total122.5 km2 (47.3 sq mi)
Elevation
716 m (2,349 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total9,354
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
5,727
 • Rural
965
Sex
 • Men3,429
 • Women3,263
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code56 + 34
WebsiteMunicipality of Rinconada

Rinconada (Spanish pronunciation: [riŋkoˈnaða]) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It was created on 18 January 1897 by Federico Errázuriz Echaurren.

Since the shrine to house the remains of Saint Teresa of Los Andes was built in the field of Auco, the municipality has become the spiritual capital of Chile due to the large number of pilgrims from all over the country. Behind the sanctuary is the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, where the community of Discalced Carmelite Mothers resides.

  1. ^ "Municipality of Rinconada" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.

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