Lota, Chile

For other uses, see Lota.

Lota
City and Commune
Dusk in Lota
Coat of arms Location of Lota commune in the Biobío Region Lota Location in Chile
Coordinates: 37°05′S 73°10′W
Country	Chile
Region	Biobío
Province	Concepción
Founded	1662
Founded as	Santa María de Guadalupe
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Jaime Vásquez Castillo (ChV)
Area
• Total	135.8 km2 (52.4 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)
• Total	47,339
• Density	348.6/km2 (902.9/sq mi)
• Urban	48,975
• Rural	114
Sex
• Men	23,944
• Women	25,145
Time zone	UTC−4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (CLST)
Postal code	4210000
Area code	56 + 41
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

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Lota is a city and commune located in the center of Chile on the Gulf of Arauco (in Spanish), in the southern Concepción Province of the Biobío Region, 39 kilometres (24 mi) south of Concepción, and is one of the ten cities (communes) that constitutes the Concepción metropolitan area. The city is mostly known for being the traditional centre of coal mining in Chile, although mining ended in the 1990s.