The Andalién River is a river in the province of Concepción , in the Bío Bío Region of Chile. It drains the western side of Chile's Cordillera de la Costa and has a total length of 42 kilometres (26 mi). It is one of the two rivers that bracket the city of Concepción .
5-624: The Andalién River is formed by the union of the Poñén from the north and the Curapalihue from the south in the commune of Florida . It then flows southwest and west, and eventually northwest into the city of Concepción, Chile . After the city of Concepción, it flows north through the former villages (now neighbourhoods) of Andalién and El Rosal, and then the communes of Talcahuano , and Penco . There, on its alluvial plain northeast of Concepción, it forms distributaries , and small lakes, such as
10-509: A communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Juan Vergara Reyes. The communal council has the following members: Within the electoral divisions of Chile , Florida is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Sergio Bobadilla ( UDI ) and Clemira Pacheco ( PS ) as part of the 45th electoral district, (together with Tomé , Penco , Hualqui , Coronel and Santa Juana ). The commune
15-513: The 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , Florida spans an area of 608.6 km (235 sq mi) and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,302 (61.9%) in rural areas . Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons). As a commune, Florida is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by
20-610: The Andalién River is about 36 km. This Biobío Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Chile is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Florida, Chile Florida ( Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾiða] ) is a Chilean town and commune located in the Concepción Province , Biobío Region . According to
25-529: The Laguna Negra, before entering the Bay of Concepción . The Andalién river basin covers approximately 23% of the province of Concepción and also includes part of the municipalities of Penco, Florida, Talcahuano and Tomé. From its source to the junction of the limits of Talcahuano and Penco, the river crosses a large part of the city of Concepción and flows into the limits of Penco and Talcahuano. The length of
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