Talca
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|||
| City motto: (" Provehit Soli Leo" ) Also called "Talca, Paris and London" |
|||
| Founded | February 17, 1742, |
||
| Original Name | Villa San Agustín de Talca | ||
| Region | Maule Region | ||
| Area - Municipality |
232 km² |
||
| Population - City (2005) - Density (city proper) |
201,797 Inhabitants 869,81 /km² |
||
| Time zone | Santiago Time Zone, UTC- 4 | ||
| Telephone Prefix | 71 | ||
| Postal code | 3469001 | ||
| Gentilic | Talquino | ||
| Day | 17 February | ||
| Mayor | Patricio Herrera Blanco (Socialist Party) (2004-2008) |
||
| Official site | http://www.talca.cl | ||
 Map of Talca in the Maule Region. |
|||
Talca (2002 Census pop. 193,755) is a city in Chile, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region (7th Region of Chile).
The city was founded as San Agustín de Talca in 1692. It was partially destroyed by earthquakes in 1742 and 1928, being rebuilt both times. The city played a role in Chile's independence; it was the home of Mgr. Jose Ignacio Cienfuegos, and was the site Bernardo O'Higgins' proclamation of Chilean independence in 1818.
The city is an important economic center, with agricultural (wheat) and manufacturing activities, as well as wine production. It is also the location of the Universidad de Talca and the Catholic University of Maule, among others. The Catholic Church of Talca has held a prominent role in the history of Chile.
The inhabitants of Talca have a saying, Talca, Paris & London, born from a hat shop which had placed a ribbon stating that it had branches in Paris and London. The shop was owned by a French immigrant named Jean-Pierre Lagarde.
[edit] Press
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
Talca Climate
| Weather averages for Talca | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 25 (77) | 19 (66) | 15 (59) | 13 (55) | 11 (52) | 12 (54) | 14 (57) | 18 (64) | 20 (68) | 28 (82) | 19 (66) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14 (57) | 14 (57) | 12 (54) | 8 (46) | 5 (41) | 3 (37) | 2 (36) | 3 (37) | 6 (43) | 8 (46) | 12 (54) | 14 (57) | 8 (46) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 17 (0.7) | 64 (2.5) | 105 (4.1) | 130 (5.1) | 182 (7.2) | 128 (5) | 70 (2.8) | 34 (1.3) | 12 (0.5) | 3 (0.1) | 749 (29.5) |
| Source: Weatherbase[1] 19 February 2008 | |||||||||||||
 |
This Chile location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
