Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa | |
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 Harbour in Hanga Roa | |
 Easter Island, map showing Hanga Roa, Terevaka, Rano Kau, and Mataveri International Airport, as well as the main tourist attractions Orongo, Rano Raraku, Ahu Tongariki and Anakena. | |
  Hanga Roa Location in the Pacific Ocean | |
| Coordinates: 27°08′00″S 109°25′00″W / 27.13333°S 109.41667°W / -27.13333; -109.41667Coordinates: 27°08′00″S 109°25′00″W / 27.13333°S 109.41667°W / -27.13333; -109.41667 | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Valparaíso |
| Province |  Isla de Pascua |
| Commune | Isla de Pascua |
| Founded | 9 September 1888 |
| Population | 3,304 |
| Climate | Cfa |
Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour and capital of Easter Island, a province of Chile.[1] It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and Rano Kau. The population of 3,304 (2002 census) comprises 87 percent of the total population of the island.
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
2.1 Climate
3 Economy
3.1 Tourism
3.2 Other activities
4 Transport
5 Sport
6 Gallery
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History
Hanga Roa in the native Rapa Nui language means "wide bay" or "long bay".[2]
For much of the twentieth century, the rest of the island was leased to the Williamson-Balfour Company and closed to the Rapanui; in 1914, the population of Hanga Roa was just 250 and the rest of the island was inhabited by large populations of sheep.[citation needed]
Geography
The island's main avenue, Avenida Atamu Tekena (formerly Avenida Policarpo Toro), is the heart of the town. Many hotels, restaurants, grocery stores and pharmacy are found alongside this road. In 1998, the road was renamed after nineteenth century Rapanui hero Atamu Te Kena; it had previously been named after Captain Policarpo Toro, the Chilean Naval officer who annexed Easter Island to Chile in 1888.[3] The island's museum, and also the Roman Catholic "Holy Cross Church", are located in the center of town. With the advent of the Internet and the expansion of communication services by the Chilean government, many internet cafes and automated teller machines (ATM) have appeared in recent years.[citation needed]
Climate
Hanga Roa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), bordering on a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af), with the coldest month, August, having an average daily mean of 17.9°C, just 0.1°C too cold to qualify for an Af classification.
| Climate data for Hanga Roa (Mataveri International Airport) 1981–2010, extremes 1912–1990 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.0 (84.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.3 (82.9) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.0 (84.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.0 (93.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 23.9 (75.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 20.5 (68.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.2 (61.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.9 (64.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 7.0 (44.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.4 (2.77) | 80.2 (3.16) | 99.2 (3.91) | 139.9 (5.51) | 143.4 (5.65) | 110.3 (4.34) | 130.1 (5.12) | 104.8 (4.13) | 108.5 (4.27) | 90.6 (3.57) | 75.4 (2.97) | 75.6 (2.98) | 1,228.1 (48.35) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 291.4 | 245.8 | 238.7 | 195.0 | 176.7 | 155.0 | 151.9 | 173.6 | 183.0 | 220.1 | 219.0 | 263.5 | 2,513.7 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.4 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 6.9 |
| Source #1: Dirección Meteorológica de Chile[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Universidad de Chile (sunshine hours),[5][6]Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes and humidity)[7] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Tourism
The town has a number of hotels and guesthouses which cater for tourists who come to see the island's World Heritage Sites, in particular the famous moai statues. Hanga Roa and the surrounding area have a number of impressive moai, but there are larger ones elsewhere on the island. The actual hotel capacity is about 600 beds, ranging from hostels to luxury hotels.[citation needed]
Other activities
In addition to tourism, other businesses in Hanga Roa include fishing, farming and administration. Several Chilean government departments including the Chilean Navy maintain a presence on the island.[citation needed]
As well as a small local fishing industry, the harbour has a shipping service to Valparaíso, Chile.[citation needed]
Transport
The island's only airport, Mataveri International Airport, is served by LATAM Airlines, Chile's national carrier, which offers direct flights to Santiago and Papeete. It is currently the only commercial carrier that regularly serves the island.[citation needed]
Sport
Hanga Roa has a multi-use stadium, the Estadio de Hanga Roa, which is the home ground of the CF Rapa Nui, the football team representing the Easter Island.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Several Hanga Roa moai, including Ko Te Riku (with a pukao on its head). In the mid-ground is a side view of an ahu with five moai. The Mataveri end of Hanga Roa is visible in the background with Rano Kau rising above it.
The Roman Catholic Holy Cross Church
The "Plaza de Hanga Roa"
See also
- List of towns in Chile
References
^ Hanga Roa on mapcarta.com
^ Hanga Roa, Imagina
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^ "Datos Normales y Promedios Históricos Promedios de 30 años o menos" (in Spanish). Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "Información climatológica de estaciones chilenas-Chile Norte" (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
^ "Tabla 4.6: Medias mensuales de horas de sol diarias extraídas del WRDC ruso (en (hrs./dia))" (PDF). Elementos Para La Creación de Un Manual de Buenas Prácticas Para Instalaciones Solares Térmicas Domiciliarias (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. September 2007. p. 81. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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"Klimatafel von Mataveri / Osterinsel (Isla de Pascua) / Chile" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
External links
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214231955 Hanga Roa on OpenStreetMap
- Hanga Roa map on isladepascua.travel
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