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Colbún
''This article is about the town and commune, for the hydroelectric plant see Colbún Hydroelectric Plant, for the company see Colbún S.A..
Colbún ( Mapudungun: "Cleaning of the land") is a Chilean town and commune in Linares Province, Maule Region. The commune has a population of over 17,000 inhabitants and covers an area of , making it the province's largest. Its capital, the town of Colbún, has 3,679 inhabitants (2002 census). It is west of the center of continental Chile.