Huechuraba | |
|---|---|
  Huechuraba Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°28′S 70°42′W / 33.467°S 70.700°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metro. |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | March 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Carlos Cuadrado Prats (PPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 74,070 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 74,070 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 36,433 |
| • Women | 37,637 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Huechuraba |
Huechuraba (Spanish pronunciation: [wetʃuˈɾaβa]) is a city and commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.
Huechuraba has a mild mediterranean climate: relatively hot dry summers (November to March) with temperatures reaching up to 35 °C (95 °F) on the hottest days; winters (June to August) are more humid, with typical maximum daily temperatures of 12 °C (54 °F), and minimums of a few degrees above freezing.
- ^ "Municipality of Huechuraba" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.