San Fernando Department (Chile)

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San Fernando Department
Departamento de San Fernando
Department of Chile
Country Chile
Former province Colchagua
Capital San Fernando
Communes
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT [1] )
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST [2] )

The San Fernando Department (Spanish : 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]

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References

  1. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  2. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  3. Colchagua. Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (Chile). Depto. de Geografía y Censos. 1970. p. ii.