San Fernando, Chile

San Fernando (in ) is the capital of the province of Colchagua, in the central zone (central part) of Chile. San Fernando is the second most populated urban center of the Region of O'Higgins.  It is located near to the Tinguiririca River, in the valley of Colchagua, San Fernando is 1,112 feet (339 m) above the level of the se. San Fernando was founded in 1742, and became the provincial capital in 1840.

Demography
According to the census of 2002, by the National Statistics Institute, San Fernando covers an area of 2,441.3 square kilometers, and has 63,732 inhabitants (31,157 men and 32,575 women).

Sister cities
20px San Pedro de Atacama
20px Rio de Janeiro

References

Other websites

 Municipality of San Fernando 

Category:Cities in Chile
Category:Settlements in O'Higgins Region