Flag of Los Ríos Region
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The Flag of Los Ríos Region is one of the regional symbols of the Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an Los Ríos Region
Los Ríos Region
The XIV Los Ríos Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Valdivia. Pop. 356,396 . It began to operate as region on October 2, 2007. It was created by subdividing the Los Lagos Region in southern Chile...

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This emblem was officially adopted by the Regional Government on December 22, 2008, and was officially launched on August 7, 2009. It is one of three regional flags officially adopted in Chile (the other flags are from the Atacama
Flag of Atacama
The Flag of Atacama Region is one of the regional symbols of the Chilean Atacama Region.This emblem was created in 1859 during the Revolution of 1859, when rebel forces fought against the national government. After the revolutionaries were defeated, the flag went out of use until recent times.The...

 and Magallanes
Flag of Magallanes
The Flag of Magallanes Region is one of the regional symbols of the Chilean Magallanes Region. This flag was adopted in 1997 by the Regional Government, also with the Regional Coat of Arms.-Design and symbolism:...

 regions).

The flag consists of a white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...

 background, above which are three wavy stripes yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...

, green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...

 and blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...

, in top to bottom. These stripes are interrupted in the middle by a circle of twelve yellow stars.

The stars in a circle represent the twelve communes in the region. In turn, each strip represents a quality of the area. The yellow represents the life force, the green refers to the local nature and the blue water of rivers and lakes.

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