La Unión, Chile

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La Uníon
Official flag of La Uníon
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Coat of arms of La Uníon
Coat of arms
Country Chile
Region Los Ríos
Province Valdivia
Founded as Villa de San José de La Unión
Founded 13 February 1821
Government
 - Mayor María Angélica Astudillo Mautz (2004-2008)
Area
 - City 2,137 km²  (Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "," sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - City 39,447
 - Density 18.46/km² (47.8/sq mi)
Website: http://www.munilaunion.cl

La Unión is a is the capital of Ranco Province, in southern Chiles Los Ríos Region. La Unión was founded in 1821 during the government of Bernardo O'Higgins, to secure sovereignty over the Central Valley south of Valdivia.

La Unión is a major centre for milk production. COLUN is the main milk and dairy product producer in the zone.

















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