Vallenar
Sign in to saveVallenar is a city and commune in Atacama Region, Chile. It is the capital of the Huasco Province and is located in the valley of the Huasco River. Vallenar has 52,000 inhabitants. Its main activities are farming and mining. It was founded as San Ambrosio de Ballenary by Ambrose O'Higgins in 1789, after his birthplace in Ballynary in County Sligo, Ireland. With its founding Vallenar displaced Santa Rosa, now Freirina, as the main settlement of the Huasco Valley.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Vallenar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Plaza_de_Armas_de_Vallenar.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo Vallenar.png
- Settlement.shield_alt
- Coat of arms
- Settlement.image_map
- Txu-oclc-224571178-sh19-01.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Vallenar's urban hinterland
- Settlement.map_alt
- Vallenar's urban hinterland
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Chile
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- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Chile
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Huasco
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Alcalde
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Ilustre Municipalidad de Vallenar
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 45298
- Area
- 12.61
- Elevation
- 441
- Official website
- www.vallenar.cl
- Image
- Vallenar, Chile - panoramio (2).jpg
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- Commons category
- Vallenar
- inception
- 1789-00-00
- postal code
- 1610000
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Vallenar is a city and commune in Atacama Region, Chile. It is the capital of the Huasco Province and is located in the valley of the Huasco River. Vallenar has 52,000 inhabitants. Its main activities are farming and mining. It was founded as San Ambrosio de Ballenary by Ambrose O'Higgins in 1789, after his birthplace in Ballynary in County Sligo, Ireland. With its founding Vallenar displaced Santa Rosa, now Freirina, as the main settlement of the Huasco Valley.
In 1922 a large earthquake devastated the city, destroying much of its older architecture.
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