Coronel, Chile

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For the military rank, see Coronel (rank).

Coronel is a city in Concepción Province of the Bío-Bío Región, in south-central Chile, located along the Arauco Gulf. It was founded in 1851 and its main industries are commerce (the port) and coal extracting. Coronel has a population of about 100,000 as of 2005.

The city became famous after the battle of Coronel during the First World War.