Quellón

City and Commune

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Location of the Quellón commune in Los Lagos Region

Quellón

Location in Chile

Coordinates (city): 43°5′57″S 73°35′46″W / 43.09917°S 73.59611°WCoordinates: 43°5′57″S 73°35′46″W / 43.09917°S 73.59611°W

Founded

1905

Founded as

Llauquil

Government

• Type

Municipality

• Alcalde

Cristián Ojeda Chiguay (DC)

Area

• Total

3,244.0 km² (1,252.5 sq mi)

Elevation

5 m (16 ft)

Population (2002 Census)

• Total

23,992

• Density

7.4/km² (19/sq mi)

• Urban

13,656

• Rural

8,167

Demonym(s)

Quellonino

Sex

• Men

11,595

• Women

10,228

Time zone

CLT (UTC−4)

• Summer (DST)

CLST (UTC−3)

Area code(s)

56 + 65

Website

web.archive.org/web/20090627185131/http://www.municipalidadquellon.cl:80/ (Spanish)

Quellón is a Chilean port city and commune in southern Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region. It is considered an end-station of the Panamerican Highway and the Pacific Coastal Highway. The majority of men work on small boats called "lanchas" for days at a time fishing. Also many men and women work in local seafood processing plants.

Quellón has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) with some drying trend in summer. Winters are cool and wet but mild with a July average of 7.7 °C (45.9 °F). During this time of the year, precipitation is very high, averaging around 208 to 261 millimetres (8 to 10 in) from June to August and humidity is high, averaging around 85–87%. Few days are dry in winter, since there are 22–24 days with measurable precipitation from June to August. Nonetheless, snowfall is rare and most years will record no snowfall. Summers are mild with a January average of 15.1 °C (59.2 °F) and during this time, precipitation is lower, averaging 103.3 millimetres (4 in) in February, the driest month. Temperatures can occasionally exceed 20 °C (68 °F) anytime from September to June. One characteristic of the climate is that Quellón, like the rest of the central and southern parts of Chiloé island is exposed to strong westerly winds throughout the year. The average annual precipitation is 1,960.6 millimetres (77 in), with significant amounts in all months; the 4 months with the most precipitation make up 50% of the total annual precipitation. On average, there are 239 days with measureable precipitation. The record high was 32.5 °C (90.5 °F) in January 1978 and the record low was −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) in June 1971 and August 1975.

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quellón spans an area of 3,244 km² (1,253 sq mi) and has 21,823 inhabitants (11,595 men and 10,228 women). Of these, 13,656 (62.6%) lived in urban areas and 8,167 (37.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 45% (6,768 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

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