Canela, Chile

Canela
Canela Baja
Canela
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 31°23′56″S 71°27′22″W / 31.39889°S 71.45611°W / -31.39889; -71.45611
Country Chile
Region Coquimbo
ProvinceChoapa
Named afterQuechua: sun sparkling
CapitalCanela Baja
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  AlcaldeJuan Bernardo Leyton Lemus
Area
  Total
2,196.6 km2 (848.1 sq mi)
Elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)
  Total
9,182
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Urban
1,744
  Rural
7,635
DemonymCanelino/a
Sex
  Men4,737
  Women4,642
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 53
Websitewww.canela.cl

Canela is one of four communes in the Choapa Province of Chile's north-central IV Coquimbo Region. The capital is the town of Canela Baja.