Sewell Mining Town
Also known as Sewell, Sewell, Chile, Ville minière de Sewell
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (ii).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Chile
Inscribed
2006
Area
17 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sewell Mining Town is about 35 km east of Rancagua.
Nearest towns and cities
- Rancagua · about 233,000 peopleabout 35 km west
- San Bernardo · about 247,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Santiago · about 5,720,000 peopleabout 75 km north
- San Fernando · about 61,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- San Antonio · about 104,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Curicó · about 114,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ArgentinaNatural534 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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