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General Lagos
Takura | |
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 Coat of arms  Map of General Lagos commune in Arica and Parinacota Region   General Lagos Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (commune): 17°52′S 69°35′W / 17.867°S 69.583°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Arica y Parinacota |
| Province | Parinacota |
| Named for | Pedro Lagos |
| Capital | Visviri |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Alcalde | Gregorio Mendoza Chura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,244.4 km2 (866.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,093 m (13,428 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 625 |
| • Density | 0.28/km2 (0.72/sq mi) |
| Sex | |
| • Male | 761 |
| • Female | 418 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 58 |
| Website | Municipality of General Lagos |
General Lagos (indigenous name: Takura)[5] is Chile's northernmost commune in Parinacota Province, Arica and Parinacota Region. Its capital is Visviri.
The area, once part of Peru, was captured by Chilean forces in the War of the Pacific by its namesake and commander of Chilean troops in the Battle of Arica, General Pedro Lagos.
Tacora volcano lies in this commune.
- ^ "Municipality of General Lagos" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b c (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Región de Arica y Parinacota, Arica y Parinacota: Directora Regional de Senadis se reúne con alcalde de General Lagos". SENADIS, Ministerio de Desarrollo Social. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
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