Quintero




For other uses, see Quintero (disambiguation).





City and Commune in Valparaíso, Chile























































































Quintero

City and Commune

Quintero town hall
Quintero town hall




Map of the Quintero commune in the Valparaíso Region


Location in Chile

Location in Chile

Quintero



Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°47′S 71°32′W / 32.783°S 71.533°W / -32.783; -71.533Coordinates: 32°47′S 71°32′W / 32.783°S 71.533°W / -32.783; -71.533city
Country Chile
Region Valparaíso
Province Valparaíso
Founded 1536
Government
[1]

 • Type Municipality
 • Alcalde
 Mauricio Carrasco Pardo (Ind)
Area
[2]

 • Total 147.5 km2 (57.0 sq mi)
Elevation

 5 m (16 ft)
Population
(2012 Census)[2]

 • Total 25,299
 • Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Urban

 18,719
 • Rural

 2,455
Demonym(s) Quinterano
Sex
[2]

 • Men 10,390
 • Women 10,784
Time zone
UTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code(s) 56 + 32
Website
Official website (in Spanish)

Quintero is a Chilean city and commune in Valparaíso Province, in the Valparaíso Region, 30 kilometers north of Valparaíso. The commune spans an area of 147.5 km2 (57 sq mi).[2] It was the first port in the country, created during the expedition of Don Diego de Almagro .




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Administration


  • 4 Climate


  • 5 External links


  • 6 References





History


The name of the city comes from Alonso Quintero, the Spanish navigator who discovered the bay in 1536 when he arrived on the ship Santiaguillo.



Demographics


According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quintero had 21,174 inhabitants (10,390 men and 10,784 women). Of these, 18,719 (88.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,455 (11.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 19% (3,378 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2] The demonym for a man from Quintero is Quinterano and Quinterana for a woman.



Administration


As a commune, Quintero is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is José Varas Zuñiga.[1]


Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Quintero is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Eduardo Cerda (PDC) and Mrs. Andrea Molina (UDI) as part of the 10th electoral district, (together with La Ligua, Petorca, Cabildo, Papudo, Zapallar, Puchuncaví, Nogales, Calera, La Cruz, Quillota and Hijuelas). The commune is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).



Climate


According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Quintero has a warm-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]






































































Climate data for Quintero
Month
 Jan
 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Oct
 Nov
 Dec
 Year
Average high °C (°F)
 22
(72)
 22
(72)
 21
(70)
 19
(67)
 17
(63)
 16
(60)
 16
(60)
 16
(61)
 17
(62)
 18
(65)
 21
(69)
 22
(71)
 19
(66)
Average low °C (°F)
 13
(56)
 13
(56)
 12
(54)
 11
(52)
 10
(50)
 9
(48)
 8
(47)
 8
(47)
 9
(48)
 10
(50)
 11
(52)
 12
(54)
 11
(51)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
 2.5
(0.1)
 2.5
(0.1)
 7.6
(0.3)
 15
(0.6)
 100
(4.1)
 150
(5.9)
 99
(3.9)
 74
(2.9)
 33
(1.3)
 10
(0.4)
 5.1
(0.2)
 5.1
(0.2)
 510
(19.9)
Source: Weatherbase [6]



External links



  • (in Spanish) Municipality of Quintero


References





  1. ^ ab "Municipality of Quintero" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcde "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2010.


  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-10.


  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-10.


  5. ^ Climate Summary for Quintero, Chile


  6. ^
    "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Quintero, Chile". Weatherbase. 2011.
    Retrieved on November 24, 2011.










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