Hualqui | |
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 Mirador of Hualqui, formerly the colonial fortress | |
 Flag  Coat of arms  Location of Hualqui commune in the Bío Bío Region   Hualqui Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 36°57′36″S 72°55′48″W / 36.96000°S 72.93000°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Bío Bío |
| Province | Concepción |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Ricardo Fuentes Palma (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 530.5 km2 (204.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2017 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 24,333 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,889 |
| • Rural | 3,444 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 11,843 |
| • Women | 12,490 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 41 |
| Website | Municipality of Hualqui |
Hualqui (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwalki]) is a Chilean city and commune in the Concepción Province, Biobio Region. It is also part of the Greater Concepcion conurbation, although it maintains a rural profile. It had a population of 24,333 inhabitants according to the 2017 census.[3]
Its name comes from the Moluche Aillarehue and rehue of Hualqui that existed there at the beginning of the Conquest of Chile. In 1577, the Royal Governor of Chile Rodrigo de Quiroga erected a small fort of Hualqui on the Biobío River 23 km (14 mi) from the city of Concepcion and 24 km (15 mi) to the northwest of Talcamávida at the site of the modern city and over time a small settlement grew around it. In the beginning of 1756 Governor Manuel de Amat y Juniet erected a town there, named San Juan Bautista de Gualqui. It served as capital to the Corregimiento de Puchacay and then Partido de Puchacay until 1799.
- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of Hualqui" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.