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Key facts
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- Bío Bío
- Province
- Arauco
- Founded
- 8 October 1862
- Type
- Municipality
- Alcalde
- Cristián Abel Peña Morales ( Ind. )
- Total
- 561.4 km (216.8 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 74 m (243 ft)
- Density
- 42.26/km (109.4/sq mi)
- Urban
- 21,991
- Rural
- 3,044
- Demonym
- Lebulense
- Men
- 12,416
- Women
- 12,619
- Time zone
- UTC−4 ( CLT )
- Summer dst
- UTC−3 ( CLST )
- Area code
- 56 + 41
- Climate
- Csb
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Chile
- Area
- 5.35
- Elevation
- 74
- Capital of
- Arauco Province
- Official website
- www.lebu.cl
- Image
- Lebu.jpg
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- Lebu
- inception
- 1862-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Lebu [ˈleβu] is a port city and commune in central Chile administered by the Municipality of Lebu. Lebu is also the capital of Arauco Province in Bío Bío Region. It lies on the south bank of the mouth of the Lebu River.
The commune includes Mocha Island. It is the closest continental town from Easter Island, 3,520 km away.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lebu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.