Coronel is a Chilean city and commune in Concepcion Province, in the Biobio Region, with a population of 107,759 at the 2012 census across 279.4 square kilometers. It sits on a sandy platform running from the mouth of the Biobio River to the Arauco Gulf, has a temperate Mediterranean climate with coastal influence, and was the site of a naval battle in 1914 during the First World War. The area was Mapuche territory before Spanish colonization and later developed significant coal mining operations.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude37.016667 degrees south 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Coronel, Chile (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1851-01-01T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 116,262 (2017)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -37.016667, longitude -73.133333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 16 m
P2046 (area)
area 279.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 116262 (2017)
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -37.0167,-73.1333
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 48.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -37.25, -73.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -37.25, -73.25
-37.25 -73.25 Csb
4. GeoNames: Coronel - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3893532, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.01 km)Quote, cities500 record 3893532, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.01 km)
-37.03386 -73.14019 P PPL CL 06 81 08102 107759 11 America/Santiago
Coronel, Chile (Wikipedia)
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