Freirina

Freirina is a Chilean commune and town in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of . Freirina is both an agricultural and a mining town.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Freirina
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and Commune
Settlement.other_name: Santa Rosa
Settlement.image_skyline: IGLESIA SANTA ROSA DE LIMA.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Santa Rosa de Lima
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo Freirina..svg
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms
Settlement.image_map: Comuna de Freirina.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of the commune of Freirina in the Atacama Region
Settlement.map_alt: Map of the commune of Freirina in the Atacama Region
Settlement.pushpin_map: Chile
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Freirina is a Chilean commune and town in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of . Freirina is both an agricultural and a mining town.

Prior to the founding of Vallenar in 1789 Freirina, then known as Santa Rosa, was the main town of Huasco Valley. The town was renamed to Freirina in honor of Supreme Director Ramón Freire in 1824 when it was raised in settlement category from asiento a villa.