Chillán
city in the Ñuble Region, Chile
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Summary
Chillán is a city in Chile[1]. Chillán draws 1,373 Wikipedia views per month (city in chile category, ranking #24 of 73).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chillán[3]
- Country: Chile[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ñuble River[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Founder: Martín Ruiz de Gamboa[7]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Chillán[8], Chillán Viejo[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Mürzzuschlag[10], Hamilton[11], Río Cuarto[12]
- Commons category: Chillán[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1580[15]
- Significant event: Siege of Chillán[16]
- Official website: https://www.municipalidadchillan.cl/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chillán[18]
- Population: 164,270[19], 146,701[20], 190,382[21]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Capital of: Ñuble Region[24], Chillán[25]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Chillán[26]
- Category for people who died here: Q134613159[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Chillán[28]
- Owner of: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 124 m[30]
- Area: 38.48 km²[31]
- History of topic: history of Chillán[32]
Why It Matters
Chillán has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Chillán is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]