Canela, Chile
Canela | |
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Canela Baja | |
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Flag Coat of arms Canela Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 31°23′56″S 71°27′22″W / 31.39889°S 71.45611°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Coquimbo |
| Province | Choapa |
| Established | 1891 |
| Named after | Quechua: sun sparkling |
| Capital | Canela Baja |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Juan Bernardo Leyton Lemus |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,196.6 km2 (848.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 9,182 |
| • Density | 4.180/km2 (10.83/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,744 |
| • Rural | 7,635 |
| Demonym | Canelino/a |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 4,737 |
| • Women | 4,642 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 53 |
| Website | www |
Canela is one of four communes in the Choapa Province of Chile's north-central IV Coquimbo Region. The capital is the town of Canela Baja.