| General Lagos | |
| Native Name: | Takura |
| Native Name Lang: | ay |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of General Lagos commune in Arica and Parinacota Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -17.8667°N -104°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | commune |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Parinacota |
| Named For: | Pedro Lagos |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Visviri |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Gregorio Mendoza Chura |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2244.4 |
| Elevation M: | 4093 |
| Population Total: | 625 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Male |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 761 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Female |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 418 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 58 |
| Website: | Municipality of General Lagos |
General Lagos (indigenous name: Takura)[5] is Chile's northernmost commune in Parinacota Province, Arica and Parinacota Region. Its capital is Visviri.
The area, once part of Peru, was captured by Chilean forces in the War of the Pacific by its namesake and commander of Chilean troops in the Battle of Arica, General Pedro Lagos.
Tacora volcano lies in this commune.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, General Lagos had 1,179 inhabitants (761 men and 418 women), all listed as living in rural areas. The population grew by 16.5% (167 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, General Lagos is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde was Gregorio Mendoza Chura.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, General Lagos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Nino Baltolu (UDI) and Orlando Vargas (PPD) as part of the 1st electoral district, which includes the entire Arica and Parinacota Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by Fulvio Rossi Ciocca (PS) and Jaime Orpis Bouchon (UDI) as part of the 1st senatorial constituency (Arica and Parinacota Region and Tarapacá Region).