Balmaceda, Chile

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Balmaceda
Region	Aisén
Province	Coihaique
Municipalidad	Coihaique
Comuna	Coihaique
Government
- Type	Municipalidad
- Alcade	David Sandoval Plaza (2004-2008)
Population (2002 census[1])
- Total	456
Time zone	Chilean Standard (UTC-4 hours)
- Summer (DST)	Chilean Daylight (UTC-3 hours)
Area code(s)	Country + town = 56 + ?

Climate chart for Balmaceda
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
28.2   17 7	21.4   17 7	37   15 5	51.9   11 2	88.5   7 1	83.6   3 -1	84.1   3 -1	67.5   6 1	45.1   8 1	29.2   11 3	27.5   13 5	33   16 6
temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source: [2]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.1   63 45     0.8   63 45     1.5   59 41     2   52 36     3.5   45 34     3.3   37 30     3.3   37 30     2.7   43 34     1.8   46 34     1.1   52 37     1.1   55 41     1.3   61 43 temperatures in °F • precipitation totals in inches

Balmaceda is Chilean village (Spanish: aldea) located south east of Coyhaique in Aisén Region. Balmaceda has around 500 inhabitants, and has Aysen Regions largest airport and meteorological station; Balmaceda Airport. The first settlers arrived into the zone in early-20th century after being expelled from Argentina since the borders between Chile and Argentina where drawn in 1902. In 1917 Balmaceda was officially founded and was named after the Chilean president José Manuel Balmaceda. Balmaceda was initially one of the largest inland Chilean settlement in what is now the Aisén Region.

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