Coquimbo
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Coordinates: 29 ° 57 ′ S , 71 ° 21 ′ W
Coquimbo on the map of Chile
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| Country | Chile |
| City foundation | 1867 |
| Residents | 205,760 (2017) |
| - in the metropolitan area | 722.929 |
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| height | 15 m |
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Coquimbo is a city in the Región de Coquimbo in the Lesser North of the South American Andean state of Chile . It has 205,760 inhabitants (as of 2017).
geography
Coquimbo is located by the sea, south of the regional capital La Serena and about 400 km north of Santiago . The cities of Coquimbo and La Serena merge "seamlessly" into one another. Coquimbo has an important port.
Total solar eclipse 2019
On July 2, 2019, from 3:22 p.m. to 5:46 p.m. (UTC-4), Coquimbo was the city in the corridor of the total solar eclipse. This moved towards the Chilean coast, which was reached about 40 kilometers north of Coquimbo. Tens of thousands of people watched this event on the beach and in the city of Coquimbo.
The temperatures in Coquimbo fluctuate around 14 ° C on average, it hardly rains.
history
The natural port of Coquimbo was captured by Spain in 1550 under Pedro de Valdivia .
Due to the region 's gold and copper industries, the city' s port grew into an important export port around 1840. Over time, numerous Europeans, especially those coming from England , settled in Coquimbo.
Coquimbo was recognized as a city in 1867.
The population grew by 32.8% (40,270 inhabitants) between 1992 and 2002 and by 24% (38,798 inhabitants) from 2005 to 2012.
On September 16, 2015, an earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale struck Coquimbo.
Attractions
There are two shipwrecks in the harbor .
The monumental 92 m monument, visible from everywhere, is the cross of the third millennium on the highest mountain in the city. Coquimbo is also considered a place of pilgrimage .
Nearby is the town of Los Vilos . From there you can visit the nearby island of La Reine.
Coquimbo by night
Western part of the Plaza de Coquimbo
economy
The city's port plays an important role as an export port, especially for fruit . Wine is grown in the region .
Also the tourism has arrived in the city.
The city lies on the Panamericana .
sons and daughters of the town
- William Foxwell Albright (1891–1971), American archaeologist and orientalist
- Carlos Carmona (* 1987), football player
- The Polish geologist Ignacy Domeyko (1802-1889) was a professor at the Colegio de Coquimbo Mineral Institute in Coquimbo (La Serena) and later at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago de Chile . Here he was rector from 1867 to 1883.
See also
- List of cities in Chile
- Alf Zachäus: Chances and limits of economic development in the process of globalization: the copper mining regions Coquimbo (Chile) and Mansfeld (Prussia / Germany) compared 1830 - 1900 . Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2012, ISBN 978-3-631-63154-6 (Dissertation European University Institute Florence 2010, 389 pages).
