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Santa Barbara
South America is the fourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south. At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to 5,300 kilometers from east to west.
South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
Santa Barbara is a commune of Chile, which is located in the Region of the Biobio. The total surface of the commune is of 1,255 square kilometers, and its population is of 14,168 inhabitants, of which 60.28 percent are rural and 39.72 percent are urban. Its density is of 11.29 inhabitants per square kilometers. The communal population corresponds to 1.07 percent of the total of the regional population.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Santa Barbara is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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