Talcahuano

Talcahuano is a commune, city and port in Chile with 171.383 inhabitants and an area of 92.3 square kilometres, all according to the census of 2002. Additionally, this city is known as the first military, industrial and fishing port in the history of Chile.

Talcahuano
City and Commune
The Huáscar monitor
Coat of arms
Map of Talcahuano in Biobío Region
Coordinates: 36°43′0″S 073°07′19″W
Country	Chile
Region	Biobío
Province	Concepción
Government [1][2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Gastón Saavedra Chandía (Ind.)
Area [3]
• Total	145.8 km2 (56.3 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)[3]
• Total	250,348
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
• Urban	248,964
• Rural	1,384
Sex [3]
• Men	121,778
• Women	128,570
Time zone	UTC−4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code	56 + 41
Website	Municipality of Talcahuano

History

Talcahuano was declared and founded on 1764 like a port city by Antonio Guill y Gonzaga. This city and the port was well known by some American whaleships on 19th century.

Etimology

The name Talcahuano comes from Talcahueñu, in honor to the Araucanian chief when Spaniards came to the zone. Talcahueñu also means Thundering Sky on mapudungun language.

Gallery

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  San Pedro 's celebration
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  Talcahuano downtown
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  Skyline of Talcahuano
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  Market of Talcahuano
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  Plaza de Armas of Talcahuano
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  The Coat of arms of Talcahuano

References

1. (in Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". Retrieved 23 February 2011.
2. (in Spanish) "Municipality of Talcahuano". Retrieved 23 February 2011.
3. (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 13 December 2010.

Other websites

• Talcahuano municipality (in Spanish)
• thno.info Archived 2020-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
• ASMAR - Astillero de Talcahuano Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine