San Fernando Department (Chile) Explained

San Fernando Department
Native Name:Departamento de San Fernando
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Department of Chile
Mapsize:150px
Map Alt:Location of San Fernando Department in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Chile
Subdivision Type1:Former province
Subdivision Name1:Colchagua
Parts Type:Communes
Parts Style:list
Parts:List of 9:
P1:San Fernando
P2:Roma
P3:Chimbarongo
P4:Nancagua
P5:Palmilla
P6:Placilla
P7:Matanzas
P8:La Estrella
P9:Pichilemu
Established Title:Created
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:San Fernando
Timezone:CLT[1]
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:CLST[2]
Utc Offset Dst:-3

The San Fernando Department (Spanish; Castilian: Departamento de San Fernando) was a Chilean department. In 1891, its capital was San Fernando, and comprised the communes of Roma, Chimbarongo, Nancagua, Palmilla, Placilla, Matanzas, La Estrella, and Pichilemu.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chile Time . 2010-07-28 . WorldTimeZones.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm . 2007-09-11 .
  2. Web site: Chile Summer Time . 2010-07-28 . WorldTimeZones.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm . 2007-09-11 .
  3. Book: Colchagua. Instituto Nacional de EstadĂ­sticas (Chile). Depto. de GeografĂ­a y Censos. 1970. ii.