Quellón
| Quellón | |||||
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View of Quellón | |||||
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| Coordinates (city): 43°5′57″S 73°35′46″W / 43.09917°S 73.59611°WCoordinates: 43°5′57″S 73°35′46″W / 43.09917°S 73.59611°W | |||||
| Country | Chile | ||||
| Region | Los Lagos | ||||
| Province | Chiloé | ||||
| Founded | 1905 | ||||
| Founded as | Llauquil | ||||
| Government[1][2] | |||||
| • Type | Municipality | ||||
| • Alcalde | Cristián Ojeda Chiguay (DC) | ||||
| Area[3] | |||||
| • Total | 3,244.0 km2 (1,252.5 sq mi) | ||||
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | ||||
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |||||
| • Total | 23,992 | ||||
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 13,656 | ||||
| • Rural | 8,167 | ||||
| Demonym | Quellonino | ||||
| Sex[3] | |||||
| • Men | 11,595 | ||||
| • Women | 10,228 | ||||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC−4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) | ||||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 65 | ||||
| Website | Official website (Spanish) | ||||
Quellón is a Chilean port city and commune in southern Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region. It is considered an end-station of the Panamerican Highway and the Pacific Coastal Highway. The majority of men work on small boats called "lanchas" for days at a time fishing. Also many men and women work in local seafood processing plants.
Climate
| Climate data for Quellón | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
11.1 (52) |
10.0 (50) |
8.5 (47.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.9 (48) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
0.0 (32) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
0.0 (32) |
0.1 (32.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 110.9 (4.366) |
103.3 (4.067) |
106.7 (4.201) |
158.6 (6.244) |
245.0 (9.646) |
264.1 (10.398) |
237.6 (9.354) |
208.1 (8.193) |
174.6 (6.874) |
129.1 (5.083) |
116.2 (4.575) |
106.4 (4.189) |
1,960.6 (77.19) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 17 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 239 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 82 |
| Source: Dirección Meteorológica de Chile[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quellón spans an area of 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) and has 21,823 inhabitants (11,595 men and 10,228 women). Of these, 13,656 (62.6%) lived in urban areas and 8,167 (37.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 45% (6,768 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
Administration
As a commune, Quellón is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Iván Haro Uribe (RN).[1][2]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Quellón is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Gabriel Ascencio (PDC) and Alejandro Santana (RN) as part of the 58th electoral district, (together with Castro, Ancud, Quemchi, Dalcahue, Curaco de Vélez, Quinchao, Puqueldón, Chonchi, Queilén, Chaitén, Hualaihué, Futaleufú and Palena). The commune is represented in the Senate by Camilo Escalona Medina (PS) and Carlos Kuschel Silva (RN) as part of the 17th senatorial constituency (Los Lagos Region).
Transport
A placard in Quellón marks a southern terminus of the Pan-American Highway, a network of roads spanning 47,958 km (29,800 mi) and 19 countries in the Americas. Its northern limit is in Anchorage, Alaska. Tierra del Fuego National Park in Argentina is also considered as an endpoint for the Panamerican Highway. The point also marks the southern endpoint of the Pacific Coastal Highway, which stretches 15,202 km (9,446 mi) from Lund, British Columbia. The southernmost reaches of continental Chile are not accessible by road except through neighboring Argentina due to the craggy Andes, fjords and the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
Sights
There are two museums in Quellón: The museum Museo Inchin Cuivi Anti (the name means "Our ancestors") explains the culture and the history of the Huilliche, and the Municipal Museum (Museo Municipal) refers sto the history of the town.[5] The Cultural Center of Quellón was built with financial help of the salmon processing industry.
The market Feria Artesanal Llauquil and the marine drive Costanera P. Montt offering a scenic view of the beautiful surroundings are worth a visit as well.
Close to Quellón there are several interessting villages, e.g. Punta de Lapa (5 km) with a beautiful 5 km long beach, or Compu (about 25 km to the north) with a wooden church which was built at the beginning of the 20th century. Quellón Viejo (4 km to the southwest), a village with an interessing cemetery and a typical wooden church dating from the beginning of the 20th century is older than Quellón.[6] Yaldad (11 km to the west) is a Huilliche village with about 500 inhabitants (2002) and a wooden church (Iglesia Jesús de Nazareno) representing the typical style of Chiloé which was built at the beginning of the 20th century and renovated in 1990.[7] Trincao (10 km to the southwest) has a sightworthy cemetery and an interessting church dating from 1920.[8]
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General view
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High street Calle Ladrilleros
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Marine drive Costanera Pedro Montt
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Coastline with volcano Corcovado
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General view
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Municipality of Quellón" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑ "Estadisca Climatologica Tomo III (pg 67-90)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil. March 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ Jorge Sànchez R.: Chiloé - tradición y cultura, p. 45. Santiago de Chile 2006
- ↑ Juan Mancilla Pérez: Pueblos de Chiloé, p. 67. Castro 2008
- ↑ Juan Mancilla Pérez: Pueblos de Chiloé, p. 68. Castro 2008
- ↑ Juan Mancilla Pérez: Pueblos de Chiloé, p. 69. Castro 2008
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