Angol 2810850 225177287 2008-07-12T08:35:08Z Attilios 428795 /* References */ reflist {{Infobox City |official_name = Angol |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize =270px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = 150px |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = 100px |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Comuna de Angol.svg |mapsize = 100px |map_caption =Location of the Commune of Angol in [[Araucanía Region]] |pushpin_map = Chile |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Chile |pushpin_mapsize = 80 |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Chile]] |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = [[Araucanía Region|Araucanía]] |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 = [[Malleco Province|Malleco]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Obdulio Valdebenito Burgos ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]]) <br/>(2004-2008) |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = Founded |established_date2 = [[6 December]], [[1862]] |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 1194 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2002 |population_note = |settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City) --> |population_total = 48996 |population_density_km2 = 41.02 |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_mi2 = |timezone = Chile Time (CLT)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=2007-05-05 |title=Chile Time |publisher=World Time Zones .org}}</ref> |utc_offset = -4 |timezone_DST = Chile Summer Time (CLST)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=2007-05-05 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=World Time Zones .org}}</ref> |utc_offset_DST = -3 |latd= 37|latm= 48|lats= |latNS=S |longd= 72|longm= 43|longs= |longEW=W |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = 4650000 |area_code = +56-45 |website = http://www.angol.cl |footnotes = }}'''Angol''' is a municipality and capital city of the [[province]] of [[Malleco Province|Malleco]] in the [[Araucanía Region]] of southern [[Chile]]. It is located at the foot of the [[Nahuelbuta Range]] 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 late 19th century that it was rebuilt with the name of Angol. The city has a current population of approximately 49,000. It belongs to the 48th [[electoral district]], and the 14th [[Senate of Chile|senatorial circumscription]]. == History == Modern Angol was first founded in 1553 as the "conquistador" fort of Confines by [[Pedro de Valdivia]], the fort was later that year abandoned and destroyed by the Mapuche after the [[Battle of Tucapel]]. In 1560, the city was reestablished, transferred to the north by the Governor [[García Hurtado de Mendoza, Marquis of Cañete]] with the name of San Andrés de Los Infantes, but it was attacked and destroyed in 1599, by the Mapuches. In 1611 it was rebuilt a little more to the south with the name of San Luis de Angol but it did not prosper. In 1637 Governor [[Francisco Laso de la Vega]], refounded it with the name of San Francisco de la Vega, but in 1641, it was destroyed again by the Mapuches. It was repopulated in 1695 with the name of Santo Tomás de Colhue, but it was attacked again by the Mapuche. The present city of Angol was founded definitively by [[Cornelio Saavedra]], on the 6th of December, 1862. == References == {{reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.angol.cl City website in Spanish] *[http://www.angolinos.tk The community on internet] {{coor title dm|37|48|S|72|43|W|region:CL_type:city}} {{Communes in Araucanía Region}} [[Category:Communes of Chile]] [[Category:Capitals of Chilean provinces]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Araucanía Region]] [[Category:Settlements established in 1553]] {{Chile-geo-stub}} [[de:Angol]] [[es:Angol]] [[fr:Angol]] [[nl:Angol]] [[ja:アンゴル]] [[pt:Angol]]