# Canela, Chile

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Commune in Coquimbo, Chile

Canela Commune Canela Baja Flag Coat of arms Canela Location in Chile Coordinates (city): 31°23′56″S 71°27′22″W / 31.39889°S 71.45611°W / -31.39889; -71.45611 Country Chile Region Coquimbo Province Choapa Established 1891 Named after Quechua: sun sparkling Capital Canela Baja Government [1][2] • Type Municipality • Alcalde Juan Bernardo Leyton Lemus Area [3] • Total 2,196.6 km2 (848.1 sq mi) Elevation 295 m (968 ft) Population (2012 Census)[3] • Total 9,182 • Density 4.180/km2 (10.83/sq mi) • Urban 1,744 • Rural 7,635 Demonym Canelino/a Sex [3] • Men 4,737 • Women 4,642 Time zone UTC-4 (CLT[4]) • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST[5]) Area code 56 + 53 Website www.canela.cl

**Canela** is one of four [communes](/source/Communes_of_Chile) in the [Choapa Province](/source/Choapa_Province) of [Chile](/source/Chile)'s north-central [IV Coquimbo Region](/source/Coquimbo_Region). The [capital](/source/Capital_(political)) is the town of [Canela Baja](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canela_Baja&action=edit&redlink=1).

## Administration

Municipal building at Luis Infante Nº 520 in Canela Baja.

As a [commune](/source/Communes_of_Chile), Canela is administered by a [municipal council](/source/Municipal_council), headed by a directly elected [alcalde](/source/Alcalde). The municipal building (*alcaldía*) is located at Luis Infante Nº 520 in Canela Baja.[2] The commune is administered by alcalde Juan Bernardo Leyton Lemus (Independent-PC) from 2012 to 2016, who won the election with 50,21% of the vote against 41,15% of his nearest rival, former mayor [Norman Araya Araya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norman_Araya_Araya&action=edit&redlink=1) (Independent). The commune has a total of six councilors:[1]

1. Manuel Ángel Navarro Vega (PC)

1. Ana Margarita Vega Flores ([PPD](/source/Party_for_Democracy_(Chile)))

1. Miguel Pereira Bugueño ([RN](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RN,_Chile&action=edit&redlink=1))

1. Darwin Cortés Palma ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union))

1. Néstor Valle Tapia (PC-[Ind.](/source/Independent_(politician)))

1. Gustavo Gallardo Trigo ([PDC](/source/Christian_Democrat_Party))

Canela belongs to the 9th [electoral district](/source/Electoral_division_of_Chile) and the 4th Senate District (for that of the Coquimbo Region). It is represented in the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Chile) of the [National Congress](/source/National_Congress_of_Chile) by the Members [Jorge Insunza Gregorio de las Heras](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jorge_Insunza_Gregorio_de_las_Heras&action=edit&redlink=1) (PPD) and [Luis Lemus](/source/Luis_Lemus) (PS). Currently, Coquimbo is represented in the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Chile) by [Jorge Pizarro](/source/Jorge_Pizarro) (PDC) and [Adriana Muñoz](/source/Adriana_Mu%C3%B1oz_(politician)) ([PPD](/source/Party_for_Democracy_(Chile))).

## Geography

Canela spans an area of 2,196.6 km (1,365 mi).[3] The commune is bordered to the west by the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean) and to the north by three communes of the [Limarí Province](/source/Limar%C3%AD_Province): [Ovalle](/source/Ovalle), [Punitaqui](/source/Punitaqui), and [Combarbalá](/source/Combarbal%C3%A1) to the north and east. To the southeast lies the commune of [Illapel](/source/Illapel), and [Los Vilos](/source/Los_Vilos) borders on the south. Canela Baja is located approximately 12 km (7 mi) east of the [Panamerican Highway](/source/Panamerican_Highway), [Route 5](/source/Chile_Route_5), at kilometer 299.

## Climate

The waters of the Canela stream flow into the [Choapa River](/source/Choapa_River), which drains into the Pacific Ocean. The area's climate is steppe or semiarid. The average annual precipitation is about 169.51 mm (7 in).

## Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Canela commune had 9,379 inhabitants; of these, 1,744 (18.9%) lived in [urban areas](/source/Urban_area) and 7,635 (81.4%) in [rural areas](/source/Rural_area). Thus, the Canela population represents 1.5% of regional population and 11.4% of the provincial population.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Official_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Official_1-1) ["Municipality of Canela"](http://www.canela.cl/) (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SUBDERE_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SUBDERE_2-1) ["Government of Chile: SUBDERE - Alcaldes and Councilors"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070606075458/http://www.subdere.gov.cl/1510/article-67514.html#top) (in Spanish). Archived from [the original](http://www.subdere.gov.cl/1510/article-67514.html) on June 6, 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-INE_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-INE_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-INE_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-INE_3-3) ["National Statistics Institute"](http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Chile Time"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm). WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from [the original](http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm) on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Chile Summer Time"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm). WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from [the original](http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm) on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.

## External links

- (in Spanish) [Municipality of Canela](http://www.canela.cl/)

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