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La Serena is a coastal city located in northern Chile, known for its beaches and historic architecture. It serves as an important regional center and tourist destination in the Coquimbo Region.
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- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- La Serena
- Demonym
- serenensi
- Country
- Chile
- Official language
- Spanish
- Population
- 195382
- Area
- 53.65
- Elevation
- 28
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Official website
- www.laserena.cl
- Image
- Los tribunales de justicia, La Catedral y la Plaza de armas.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Daejeon
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in La Serena
- inception
- 1544-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from La Serena
- native label
- La Serena
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 1700000
- Commons category
- La Serena, Chile
- topic's main category
- Category:La Serena, Chile
- P12749
- Ernst von Wildenbruch
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Encyclopedic overview
La Serena ( Spanish pronunciation: [la seˈɾena]) is a city and commune in northern Chile, capital of the Coquimbo Region. Founded in 1544, it is the country's second oldest city after the national capital, Santiago. As of 2012, it had a communal population of roughly 200,000, and was one of the fastest-growing areas of Chile.
The city is an important tourist destination for Chileans and Argentines, especially during the summer, where people go to visit the beaches. It is the headquarters of the University of La Serena and also is home to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Serena, one of five Catholic Archdioceses of the Catholic Church in Chile.
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