Yerbas Buenas

Yerbas Buenas
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Location of the Yerbas Buenas commune in the Maule Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Yerbas Buenas
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 35°45′S 71°34′W / 35.750°S 71.567°W / -35.750; -71.567
CountryChile
RegionMaule
ProvinceLinares
Founded1744
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeLuis Guzmán Trujillo (PRSD)
Area
 • Total262.1 km2 (101.2 sq mi)
Elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[3]
 • Total16,738
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,595
 • Rural
14,539
DemonymYerbabuenino
Sex
 • Men8,380
 • Women7,754
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[4])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code56 + 73
WebsiteMunicipality 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.

  1. ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Municipality of Yerbas Buenas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

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