Cauquenes

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Cauquenes
City and Commune
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Location of the Cauquenes commune in the Maule Region
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Cauquenes
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 35°58′S72°21′W / 35.967°S 72.350°W / -35.967; -72.350
Country Chile
Region Maule
Province Cauquenes
Founded1742
Government
[1] [2]
 • Type Municipality
 •  Alcalde Juan Carlos Muñoz Rojas (RN)
Area
[3]
 • Total2,126.3 km2 (821.0 sq mi)
 As of 2002
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census) [3]
 • Total38,522
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
 •  Urban
30,771
 •  Rural
10,446
Demonym Cauquenino
Sex
[3]
 • Men20,092
 • Women21,125
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT [4] )
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST [5] )
Postal code
3690000
Area code 56 + 73
Climate Csb
Website Official website (in Spanish)

Cauquenes, a city and commune in Chile, is the capital of the Cauquenes Province and is located in the Maule Region.

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History

According to the historical records of Alonso de Ercilla, Cauquenes was originally inhabited by an indigenous community of the Promaucaes, known as the Cauqui by the Inca [6] or cauquenes [7] by the Spanish and that gave their name to Cauquenes River. They lived to the south of the Maule River and north of the Itata River and owned a settlement in the place where the city lies today. The city of Cauquenes was founded on May 9, 1742, de "Villa of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de José de Manso del Tutuvén", in the land located between the rivers Tutuvén and Cauquenes, that the Promaucae cacique (chieftain) Ascensio Galdámez and his wife Micaela de Araya donated to the Kingdom of Spain. Cauquenes' founder was the then Governor of the Kingdom of Chile, José Antonio Manso de Velasco. The name of the city changed with time. With the law of 20 August 1826, which created the Maule Province, it became called "Villa de Cauquenes", and finally on 22 December of that year, it acquired the title of "Cauquenes".

Cauquenes is a toponym from the term "cauque", a salmonid species extinct today that inhabited the rivers of the area.

Kiosk in the Central Square of Cauquenes. Kiosko plaza cauquenes.jpg
Kiosk in the Central Square of Cauquenes.

27 February 2010 earthquake

Cauquenes was damaged by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Restoring power in the city in the immediate aftermath was impossible because of damage from the tsunami. [8]

Demography

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cauquenes spans an area of 2,126.3 km2 (821 sq mi) and has 41,217 inhabitants (20,092 men and 21,125 women). Of these, 30,771 (74.7%) lived in urban areas and 10,446 (25.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.3% (938 persons). [3]

Other localities in the commune of Cauquenes include the following:

Geography

Administration

As a commune, Cauquenes 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 Juan Carlos Muñoz Rojas (RN).The municipal council has the following members: [1] [2]

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cauquenes is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Ignacio Urrutia (UDI), Rolando Rentería (UDI), Manuel Matta (PDC) and Jaime Naranjo (PS) as part of the 18th electoral district. The commune is represented in the Senate Ximena Rincón González (PDC), Juan Castro Prieto (Ind-RN), Rodrigo Galilea Vial (RN), Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and Álvaro Elizalde Soto (PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (Maule).

Climate

Climate data for Cauquenes
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.2
(84.6)		28.3
(82.9)		26.6
(79.9)		22.3
(72.1)		17.8
(64.0)		13.8
(56.8)		13.5
(56.3)		14.7
(58.5)		17.5
(63.5)		19.5
(67.1)		23.6
(74.5)		26.3
(79.3)		21.1
(70.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.0
(71.6)		20.2
(68.4)		21.6
(70.9)		14.6
(58.3)		13.9
(57.0)		9.8
(49.6)		8.7
(47.7)		9.8
(49.6)		11.6
(52.9)		13.6
(56.5)		18.1
(64.6)		19.9
(67.8)		15.3
(59.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)12.8
(55.0)		11.6
(52.9)		9.9
(49.8)		7.7
(45.9)		6.3
(43.3)		5.2
(41.4)		4.0
(39.2)		3.8
(38.8)		5.0
(41.0)		6.4
(43.5)		8.8
(47.8)		11.2
(52.2)		7.7
(45.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)8.1
(0.32)		6.5
(0.26)		15.5
(0.61)		36.8
(1.45)		110.3
(4.34)		153.3
(6.04)		131.4
(5.17)		97.2
(3.83)		56.9
(2.24)		29.5
(1.16)		15.8
(0.62)		9.5
(0.37)		670.8
(26.41)
Source: Meteorología Interactiva [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Municipality of Cauquenes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  5. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  6. ↑ Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Comentarios reales, 2da_VII_20 20
  7. ↑ Juan Ignacio Molina, Compendio de la historia civil del reyno de Chile, pg. 9.
  8. ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Chile Power Firms: Slow Process Restoring Power In Quake Zones", Matthew Cowley, 2 March 2010 (accessed 3 March 2010)
  9. ↑ "Información climatológica de estaciones chilenas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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