Valdivia
City and Commune
Panoramic view of Valdivia from Pedro de Valdivia Bridge
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  The City of Rivers
Motto(s):  Muy Noble y Muy Leal (Spanish: "Very Noble and Very Loyal")
Location of the Valdivia commune in Los Ríos Region
Coordinates: 39°48′50″S 73°14′45″W / 39.81389°S 73.24583°W / -39.81389; -73.24583
Country	Chile
Region	Los Ríos
Province	Valdivia
Founded as	Santa María la Blanca de Valdivia
Founded	9 February 1552
Government [1][2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Bernardo Berger Fett (RN)
Area [3]
• Total	1,015.6 km2 (392.1 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2002 Census)[3]
• Total	140,559
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
• Urban	129,952
• Rural	10,607
Sex [3]
• Men	68,510
• Women	72,049
Time zone	UTC−4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code	country 56 + city 63
Website	Municipality of Valdivia

Valdivia is a city, commune and municipality in southern Chile. Valdivia is the capital of Los Ríos Region (Spanish for Region of the Rivers), one of Chile's 16 regions. Valdivia is most known for being the city most affected by the Great Chilean Earthquake.

1. ↑ (in Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". Retrieved 23 February 2011.
2. ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Valdivia". Retrieved 23 February 2011.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 7 February 2010.

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