Los Álamos is a

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an commune and

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Arauco Province Arauco Province () is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío. It spans a coastal area of just south of the mouth of the Biobío River, the traditional demarcation between the nation's major natural regions, Zona Central and ...

Biobío Region The Biobío Region ( ) is one of Chile's sixteen regions (first-order administrative divisions). With a population of 1.5 million, thus being the third most populated region in Chile, it is divided into three provinces: Arauco, Biobío and C ...

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Los Álamos spans an area of and has 18,632 inhabitants (9,456 men and 9,176 women). Of these, 16,394 (88%) lived in

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s and 2,238 (12%) in

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s. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.4% (1,762 persons). The commune includes the locality of Antihuala.

Administration

As a commune, Los Álamos is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Lautaro Melita Vinett ( PS). Since 2013 and until the present the alcalde of Los Álamos is Jorge Fuentes Fetis Within the

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, Los Álamos is represented in the

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by Manuel Monsalve (PS) and Iván Norambuena (

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) as part of the 46th electoral district, together with Lota,

Lebu Lebu may refer to: * Lebu, Chile, a city and capital of the Arauco Province of the Biobio Region of Chile * Lebu River, located in the Arauco Province of the Biobio Region of Chile * LEBU, acronym for Large Eddy Break Up * Libu or Lebu, Egyptian te ...

, Arauco, Curanilahue, Cañete, Contulmo and

Tirúa Tirúa () is a Chilean commune and town in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. The 2010 Chile earthquake led to a permanent uplift of Tirúa of about 180 cm above sea level, the highest recorded uplift related to the earthquake. This caused a lar ...

. The commune is represented in the

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by Victor Pérez Varela (UDI) and Mariano Ruiz-Esquide Jara ( PDC) as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Coast).

Culture

In the literary field, Los Álamos stands out for its poets. Among these, one can name René Briones Sandoval, Maribel Castro Vergara, Olga Ester Garrido, Marta Díaz Pereira, María Rocha, Manuel Castro, Mac Karo, who were anthologized in the magazine ''Chonchón'' n°39, published in September 2020. In addition, During the years 2018 and 2019, the poets of Los Álamos participated in the I and II Latin American Meeting of Poets and Narrators in

, events that included the presence of authors from the Province of Arauco, such as Lidia Mansilla Valenzuela and Alejandro Concha M., and from abroad, such as Jorge Canales and Amapola, from

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, Chary Gumeta and José Baroja, from

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, and Felicidad Batista, from

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, among other participants.

References

External links

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Municipality of Los Álamos
{{DEFAULTSORT:Los Alamos Communes of Chile Populated places in Arauco Province