Yerbas Buenas
| Yerbas Buenas | ||||||
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| Town and Commune | ||||||
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| Coordinates (city): 35°45′S 71°34′W / 35.750°S 71.567°WCoordinates: 35°45′S 71°34′W / 35.750°S 71.567°W | ||||||
| Country | Chile | |||||
| Region | Maule | |||||
| Province | Linares | |||||
| Founded | 1744 | |||||
| Government | ||||||
| • Type | Municipality | |||||
| • Alcalde | Luis Guzmán Trujillo (PRSD) | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| • Total | 262.1 km2 (101.2 sq mi) | |||||
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) | |||||
| Population (2012 Census) | ||||||
| • Total | 16,738 | |||||
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) | |||||
| • Urban | 1,595 | |||||
| • Rural | 14,539 | |||||
| Demonym(s) | Yerbabuenino | |||||
| Sex | ||||||
| • Men | 8,380 | |||||
| • Women | 7,754 | |||||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | |||||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | |||||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 73 | |||||
| Website | Municipality of Yerbas Buenas | |||||
Yerbas Buenas is a Chilean town and commune in Linares Province, Maule Region. It lies in the geographical center of the country, on the fertile central plain, some 300 km (186 mi) south of the national capital of Santiago, 50 km (31 mi) south of Talca, the regional capital and 12 km (7 mi) north of Linares, the provincial capital.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Yerbas Buenas had a population of 16,134 (8,380 men and 7,754 women). Of these, 1,595 (9.9%) lived in urban areas (the town of Yerbas Buenas), and 14,539 (90.1%) lived in rural areas. The population grew 4.1% (634 persons) between the censuses of 1992 and 2002.
The commune covers an area of 262.1 km2 (101 sq mi). Its entire territory lies within the central plain or "depresión intermedia", (Chilean Central Valley). Yerbas Buenas is bordered on the west by San Javier and Villa Alegre, on the north by San Clemente, (Talca Province); on the east, by Colbún, and on the south, by Linares.
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