Quillón
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| Area code | 56 + 42 |
| Website | quillon |
Quillón is a Chilean
Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region
.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quillón spans an area of 423 km2 (163 sq mi) and has 15,146 inhabitants (7,699 men and 7,447 women). Of these, 7,536 (49.8%) lived in urban areas and 7,610 (50.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4% (584 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
Administration
As a commune, Quillón is a third-level
Within the
MAS
) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).
Temperature record
On January 26, 2017, while the central zone was affected by large forest fires, in Quillón the highest temperature in the country's history was recorded at 44.9 °C (112.8 °F), although this is disputed as it is thought that the forest fires influenced the thermometer reading.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Municipality of Quillón" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ "En Bío Bío se registró temperatura máxima de la historia de Chile" (in Spanish). Biobiochile.cl. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Quillón tuvo hoy la temperatura más alta de la historia de Chile: 44.9 grados a la sombra". The Clinic. January 26, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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