Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Bío Bío, 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. The municipality of Los Ángeles has the highest absolute rural population of any Chilean municipality. To the north of the city is Salto del Laja, and roughly 100 kilometers to the east is the 2,979 meters high Antuco volcano, in the Andes mountain range.