Angol

Angol Angol de los Confines
City and Commune
Plaza de Armas de Angol
Coat of arms Location of the commune of Angol in Araucanía Region Angol Location in Chile
Coordinates: 37°48′S 72°43′W
Country	Chile
Region	Araucanía
Province	Malleco
Founded	6 December 1862
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Enrique Neira Neira (Chile Vamos)
Area
• Total	1,194.4 km2 (461.2 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population  (2017 Census)
• Total	53,262
• Density	44.593/km2 (115.50/sq mi)
• Urban	43,801
• Rural	5,195
Sex
• Men	23,770
• Women	25,226
Time zone	UTC−4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (CLST)
Postal code	4650000
Area code	country 56 city 45
Climate	Csb
Website	www.angol.cl (in Spanish)

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Angol is a commune and capital city of the Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region of southern Chile. It is located at the foot of the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta and next to the Vergara River, that permitted communications by small boats to the Bío-Bío River and Concepción. This strategic position explains the successive foundations of this city during the Arauco War. It was first founded in 1553 as a "conquistador" fort of Confines, the fort was later destroyed and rebuilt several times and it was not until the Pacification of Araucania in the late 19th century that it was rebuilt with the name of Angol. The city has a current population of approximately 53,000. Within the electoral divisions of Chile, it belongs to the 48th electoral district and the 14th senatorial circumscription.