Combarbalá
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Combarbalá is the capital city of the commune of Combarbala. It is located in the Limarí Province, Region of Coquimbo, at an elevation of 900 m (2,952 ft). It is known for the tourist astronomic observatory Cruz del Sur; the petroglyphs of Rincon las Chilcas; its typical handcraft made of the unique combarbalita stone; the classical basketball match at the end February; the Virgen de la Piedra catholic-pagan festivity, among other tourist attractions.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Combarbalá is referenced by 90 other articles, and connects out to municipality, Spain and Chile.
The entry is geolocated on the map in CO, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including 1789 establishments in the Spanish Empire, Populated places established in 1789 and Populated places in Limarí Province.
Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Combarbalá
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- es
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Plaza de Armas e Iglesia San Francisco de Borja, Combarbala.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main square and San Francisco de Borja church
- Settlement.flag_alt
- Flag
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Combarbalá.svg
- Settlement.shield_alt
- Coat of arms
- Settlement.image_map
- Comuna_de_Combarbalá.svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Location of Combarbala commune in Coquimbo Region
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Chile
- Settlement.pushpin_map_narrow
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Location in Chile
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Chile
- Settlement.coor_pinpoint
- city
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Chile
- Located in
- Limarí Province
- Population
- 13322
- Area
- 1895.9
- Elevation
- 904
- Official website
- www.combarbala.cl
- Image
- Plaza de Armas e Iglesia San Francisco de Borja, Combarbala.jpg
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- P12749
- syllable
- inception
- 1789-01-01
- Commons category
- Combarbalá
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Origin of the name
- History
- Prehispanic
- Spanish Conquest and Colony
- Geography
- Demographics
- Administration
- Climate
- Economic activities
- Tourism
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Combarbalá is the capital city of the commune of Combarbala. It is located in the Limarí Province, Region of Coquimbo, at an elevation of 900 m (2,952 ft). It is known for the tourist astronomic observatory Cruz del Sur; the petroglyphs of Rincon las Chilcas; its typical handcraft made of the unique combarbalita stone; the classical basketball match at the end February; the Virgen de la Piedra catholic-pagan festivity, among other tourist attractions.
==Origin of the name==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Combarbalá” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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