Illapel
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 Flag  Coat of arms  Location of Illapel commune in the Coquimbo Region UTC−3 (CLST) | |
| Area code | 56 + 53 |
| Climate | BSk |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Illapel (Spanish pronunciation:
Administration
As a commune, Illapel is a third-level
Within the
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Illapel spans an area of 2,629.1 km2 (1,015 sq mi) and has 30,355 inhabitants (14,940 men and 15,415 women). Of these, 21,826 (71.9%) lived in urban areas and 8,529 (28.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.6% (1,348 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
Earthquake of September 16, 2015
On September 16, 2015, at 22:54:33 UTC (19:54:33 local time), a great earthquake of magnitude 8.3 hit the area, with an epicenter 46 km (29 mi) west of Illapel.[3] The earthquake caused physical damage, the loss of human lives, forced the evacuation of one million people from the coast (some sources mistakenly claimed a million people evacuated from Santiago), and a tsunami warning was issued for parts of South America, Hawaii, California and French Polynesia. Copper prices spiked in early trading, on fears of supply disruption.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Municipality of Illapel" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ Global Earthquake Epicenters. "Map of the earthquake M8.3 – 46km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-16 22:54:33 UTC". Geographic.org. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ Anthony Esposito (17 September 2015). "Powerful quake hits off coast of Chile, some coastal flooding". Reuters. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipality of Illapel
- (in Spanish) Comercioillapel.com Tu Brujula del Valle del Choapa
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