San Rosendo

San Rosendo
City or Commune


Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Commune of San Rosendo in the Bío Bío Region
Commune of San Rosendo in the Bío Bío Region
San Rosendo is located in Chile
San Rosendo
San Rosendo
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 37°15′48″S 72°43′27″W / 37.26333°S 72.72417°W / -37.26333; -72.72417
CountryChile
RegionBío Bío Region
ProvinceBío Bío Province
Government
[1][2]
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeDuverlis Valenzuela Martínez (RN)
Area
[3]
 • Total92.4 km2 (35.7 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[3]
 • Total3,398
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,249
 • Rural
669
Sex
[3]
 • Men1,930
 • Women1,988
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 43
Websitewww.municipalidadsanrosendo.cl

San Rosendo (Saint Rosendo) is a Chilean city or commune in Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío Region. The other side of the river bank from San Rosendo is La Laja.

History

The fort of San Rosendo was built in 1593 by Martín García Óñez de Loyola near Central Chile, and destroyed in 1655 by the Mapuche. It was later rebuilt in 1723 but the fort did not survive the rising. It was later in 1826, the town of San Rosendo was established, and then the city of San Rosendo in 1867.

References

  1. ↑ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Municipality of San Rosendo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2010.