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Hualqui

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Hualqui () is a Chilean city and commune in the Concepción Province, Biobio Region. It is also part of the Greater Concepcion conurbation, although it maintains a rural profile. It had a population of 24,333 inhabitants according to the 2017 census.

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Hualqui
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Mirador of Hualqui, formerly the colonial fortress
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location of Hualqui commune in the Bío Bío Region
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Location of Hualqui commune in the Bío Bío Region
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Chile
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city

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Official name
Hualqui
Population
24333
Area
530.5
Elevation
39
Official website
www.munihualqui.cl
Image
El mirador de hualqui.jpg
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Commons category
Hualqui
inception
1757-00-00
native label
Hualqui
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Hualqui () is a Chilean city and commune in the Concepción Province, Biobio Region. It is also part of the Greater Concepcion conurbation, although it maintains a rural profile. It had a population of 24,333 inhabitants according to the 2017 census.

Its name comes from the Moluche Aillarehue and rehue of Hualqui that existed there at the beginning of the Conquest of Chile. In 1577, the Royal Governor of Chile Rodrigo de Quiroga erected a small fort of Hualqui on the Biobío River from the city of Concepcion and to the northwest of Talcamávida at the site of the modern city and over time a small settlement grew around it. In the beginning of 1756 Governor Manuel de Amat y Juniet erected a town there, named San Juan Bautista de Gualqui. It served as capital to the Corregimiento de Puchacay and then Partido de Puchacay until 1799.

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