Los Ángeles, Chile

**Los Ángeles** is a Chilean city. It is the capital and main city of the Bío Bío province, Bío Bío region.

## Geography

The commune of Los Ángeles is between the Laja and Bío Bío rivers and has an area of . It is  from the national capital of Santiago.

The commune is bordered on the north by the Yumbel and Cabrero communes and the Ñuble province, on the east by the Quilleco and Santa Bárbara communes, on the south by the Mulchén and Negrete communes, and on the west by the Nacimiento and Laja communes.

### Climate

The climate of Los Ángeles is a Mediterranean climate, **Cfb** in the Köppen climate classification.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Los Ángeles is . The month with the most precipitation on average is May with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Los Ángeles is . The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of .

## Population

As of 2002, there were 166,556 people living in the commune, giving it a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The city of Los Ángeles has an urban area of  and a population, in 2002, of 117,972 inhabitants.

Its inhabitants are called _Angelinos_ (women, _Angelinas_).

## Related pages

- Communes of Chile
- Provinces of Chile

## Other websites

- Territorial division of Chile
- Municipality of Los Ángeles
- Gobierno Regional del Bío Bío Official website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Los Ángeles
- **native name lang**: es
- **settlement type**: List of cities in Chile, City and Communes of Chile, Commune
- **image skyline**: Catedral y Edificio del Obispado de Santa María de Los Ángeles.jpg
- **image alt**: Cathedral of Los Ángeles
- **image caption**: Cathedral of Los Ángeles
- **image flag**: Bandera de Los Ángeles (Chile).svg
- **image shield**: Escudo de Los Ángeles (Chile).svg
- **shield size**: 60px
- **image map**: Comuna de Los Ángeles.svg
- **map alt**: Los Ángeles in the Bío Bío Region
- **map caption**: Los Ángeles in the Bío Bío Region
- **pushpin map narrow**: yes
- **pushpin map**: Chile
- **pushpin label position**: bottom
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Chile
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: Chile
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of Chile, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Bío Bío Region, Bío Bío
- **subdivision type2**: Provinces of Chile, Province
- **subdivision name2**: Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 20 March 1739
- **founder**: José Antonio Manso de Velasco
- **government type**: City council, Municipal council
- **leader title**: Mayor, Alcalde
- **leader name**: Esteban Krause Salazar
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 1748.2
- **elevation m**: 139
- **population total**: 166556
- **population as of**: 2002 Census
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Angelino
- **timezone**: Time in Chile, CLT
- **utc offset**: −4
- **timezone dst**: Time in Chile, CLST
- **utc offset dst**: −3
- **area code**: 56 + 43
- **website**: [http://www.munisanfelipe.cl/ Official website]