San Fernando, Chile
San Fernando | |
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 San Fernando's central plaza. | |
 Coat airms  Map o San Fernando commune in O'Higgins Region   San Fernando Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (ceety): 34°35′S 70°59′W / 34.583°S 70.983°WCoordinates: 34°35′S 70°59′W / 34.583°S 70.983°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  O'Higgins |
| Province |  Colchagua |
| foondit | 1742 |
| Foondit bi | José Antonio Manso de Velasco |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Luis Berwart Araya (Independent (politician)) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2441.3 km2 (942.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 63,732 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 51136 |
| • landwart | 12596 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 31,157 |
| • weemen | 32,575 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [4]) |
| Postal code | 3070000 |
| Area code(s) | +56 72 |
| Website | offeecial website (in Spaingie) |
San Fernando is the caipital o the province o Colchagua, in central Chile, an the seicont maist populatit urban centre o the O'Higgins Region. locatit close tae the Tinguiririca River (a tributary o the Rapel) in a fertile valley, San Fernando sits 1,112 feet (339 m) abuin sea level. foondit in 1742, it became the provincial caipital in 1840.
Culture
[eedit | eedit soorce]San Fernando is famous for its rodeos, thanks tae its location at the hert o the kintra. The surroondin aurie yields wheat, forage crops, rice, legumes, an grapes. Thare is an aa a brand o Chilean wine cried San Fernando. Bot the Pan-American Highway an Chile's main longitudinal railwey run throu San Fernando.
San Fernando is locatit at the northren tip o Chile's Colchagua Valley. This region is popularly kent as the hert o Chilean agriculture. Here you can find the "wine roote" which will tak visitors on a journey frae San Fernando tae Santa Cruz, veesitin some o Chile's maist traditional vineyards.
Some major attractions in an aroond San Fernando include Casa Silva, a hotel, vineyard, an winery. Hacienda Los Lingues, a traditional Chilean-style, colonial home o a hacienda "patron" or ainer that haes been turned intae a hotel an restaurant. The hacienda offers horseback riding adventures intae the precordillera o the Andes.
Most major producers o fresh fruit for export are locatit in an aroond San Fernando. These include: Frusan, Unifruti, an Agricola Panagro. Athin the orchards an farms o the region ane can find awmaist every teep o fresh produce; frae citrus tae premium quality fresh cherries.
San Fernando is an aa the pynt o departure tae begin a trip tae "Las Termas Del Flaco" (The thermal baths o Flaco). Flaco can be reached bi travelling east o ruta 5 on the road tae Puente Negro. "Las Termas" the baths are open frae mid-December tae Apryle an are locatit in an aurie famous for its lairge populations o Tricahues, a teep o native parrot,[5] an fossilized dinosaur footprints.
Demographics
[eedit | eedit soorce]Accordin tae the 2002 census o the National Statistics Institute, San Fernando spans an aurie o 2,441.3 km2 (943 sq mi) an haes 63,732 indwallers (31,157 men an 32,575 weemen). o these, 51,136 (80.2%) lived in urban auries an 12,596 (19.8%) in landwart auries. The population grew bi 13.1% (7,364 persons) atween the 1992 an 2002 censuses.[2]
Administration
[eedit | eedit soorce]As a commune, San Fernando is a third-level admeenistrative diveesion o Chile administered bi a municipal cooncil, headed bi an alcalde who is directly electit every fower years. The 2013-2017 alcalde is Luis Antonio Berwart Araya (Independent).[1]
Athin the electoral divisions o Chile, San Fernando is representit in the Chamber o Deputies bi Mr. Javier Macaya (UDI) an Ms. Alejandra Sepúlveda (PDC) as pairt o the 34t electoral destrict, (thegither wi San Fernando, Chimbarongo, San Vicente, Peumo, Pichidegua an Las Cabras). The commune is representit in the Senate bi Alejandro García-Huidobro (UDI) an Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS) as pairt o the 9t senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).
Climate
[eedit | eedit soorce]| Climate data for San Fernando | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
27 (80) |
24 (76) |
20 (68) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
19 (67) |
23 (73) |
26 (79) |
20 (68) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 13 (55) |
12 (54) |
11 (51) |
8 (46) |
6 (43) |
4 (40) |
4 (39) |
4 (40) |
6 (42) |
8 (46) |
9 (49) |
12 (53) |
8 (47) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.6 (0.3) |
7.6 (0.3) |
13 (0.5) |
30 (1.2) |
140 (5.5) |
210 (8.2) |
150 (6) |
120 (4.7) |
61 (2.4) |
28 (1.1) |
23 (0.9) |
7.6 (0.3) |
797.8 (31.4) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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San Francisco Kirk. -
Gobernación de Colchagua.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b "Municipality o San Fernando" (in Spainish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ↑ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spainish). Archived frae the original on 6 Januar 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived frae the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived frae the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 25 Januar 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for San Fernando, Chile". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
Freemit airtins
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae San Fernando, Chile. |
- (in Spaingie) Municipality o San Fernando
- (in Spaingie) Information aboot San Fernando
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| Cardenal Caro | ||
| Colchagua | ||
Provincial capitals in italics • Regional capital in bold | ||