Los Ángeles is the
capital of the
province of Biobío, in the
commune of the same name, in
Bío Bío, in the center-south of
Chile. It is located between the
Laja and
Biobío rivers. The population is 186,671 inhabitants (
census 2012). The municipality ("comuna") of Los Ángeles has the highest absolute rural population of any Chilean municipality.