Lota, Chile
Lota | |
|---|---|
Dusk in Lota | |
| Coordinates: 37°05′S 73°10′W / 37.083°S 73.167°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Biobío |
| Province | Concepción |
| Founded | 1662 |
| Founded as | Santa María de Guadalupe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Jaime Vásquez Castillo (ChV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 135.8 km2 (52.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 47,339 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 48,975 |
| • Rural | 114 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 23,944 |
| • Women | 25,145 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 41 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Lota is a city and commune located in the center of Chile on the Gulf of Arauco (in Spanish), in the southern Concepción Province of the Biobío Region, 39 kilometres (24 mi) south of Concepción, and is one of the ten cities (communes) that constitutes the Concepción metropolitan area. The city is mostly known for being the traditional centre of coal mining in Chile, although mining ended in the 1990s.