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Yungay Department
Yungay may refer to the following places: Chile * Yungay, Chile, a town in the Ñuble Region *Barrio Yungay, a neighborhood of Santiago, Chile * Yungay, the driest place on earth, in Antofagasta Region Peru * Yungay, Peru *Yungay District Yungay district is a district in the Province of Yungay in the Ancash region, Peru. It was created by law on October 28, 1904.Yungay PeruYungay Peru retrieved March 7, 2008 Geography The Cordillera Blanca traverses the province. Waskaran, the ... * Yungay Province {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yungay, Chile
Yungay is a Chilean town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. The commune spans an area of . Demographics According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Yungay commune had 16,814 inhabitants; of these, 11,469 (68.2%) lived in urban areas and 5,345 (31.8%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 8,565 men and 8,249 women residing in the commune. The commune grew 10% in population between the censuses of 1992 and 2002 (1.0% annual growth). Towns The following are the towns that made up the commune as with their respective populations (according to the 2002 Census): * Yungay, commune seat, 9288 inhabitants * Campanario, 2181 inhabitants * Cholguán, 718 inhabitants * Ranchillo, 319 inhabitants * El Roble, 152 inhabitants * Los Castaños, 142 inhabitants * Chillancito, 62 inhabitants Administration As a commune, Yungay is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrio Yungay
Barrio Yungay is a neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, located to the west of the city center in the commune of Santiago and to the west of Barrio Brasil. History This neighborhood was a rural area until 1835. The land was owned by José Santiago Portales Larraín, who was the father of Diego Portales. After the death of the head of the family, the that made up the estate were divided into lots. The westernmost portion was purchased by the Chilean State for the purpose of creating the Quinta Normal de Agricultura. The Plaza Yungay and the San Saturnino parish church, which are the heart of the neighborhood, were created on the land inherited by Diego Portales. Barrio Yungay was officially born in 1839 as a way of commemorating the Chilean victory in the Battle of Yungay The Battle of Yungay (or Yungai) was the final battle of the War of the Confederation, fought on January 20, 1839, near Yungay, Peru. The United Restorer Army, led by Chilean General Manuel Bulnes, consisting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antofagasta Region
The Antofagasta Region ( es, Región de Antofagasta, ) is one of Chile's sixteen first-order administrative divisions. The second-largest region of Chile in area, it comprises three provinces, Antofagasta, El Loa and Tocopilla. It is bordered to the north by Tarapacá, by Atacama to the south, and to the east by Bolivia and Argentina. The region's capital is the port city of Antofagasta; another one of its important cities is Calama. The region's main economic activity is copper mining in its giant inland porphyry copper systems. Antofagasta's climate is extremely arid, albeit somewhat milder near the coast. Nearly all of the region is devoid of vegetation, except close to the Loa River and at oases such as San Pedro de Atacama. Much of the inland is covered by salt flats, tephra and lava flows, and the coast exhibits prominent cliffs. The region was sparsely populated by indigenous Changos and Atacameños until massive Chilean immigration in conjunction with a saltpeter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yungay, Peru
Yungay is a town in the Ancash Region in north central Peru, South America. Location Yungay is located in the Callejón de Huaylas on Río Santa at an elevation of approximately 2,500 meters, 450 km north of Lima, the country's capital. East of the small town are the mountain ridges of snow-covered Cordillera Blanca, with Huascarán, Peru's highest mountain, no more than 15 km east of Yungay. Yungay is the capital of Yungay Province, as well as the main town in the Yungay District. While the town counts approximately 10,000 inhabitants (2010 projection based on 2007 census data) Yungay Province has a population of 60,000 (2000 estimate). The Province of Yungay occupies part of the Callejón de Huaylas, the Conchucos Valley (Yanama), the coast of Ancash (Quillo) and the Huascarán National Park. History The "Restoration" army, a Chilean-Peruvian army during the War of the Confederation, defeated the army of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation during the Battle of Yungay on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yungay District
Yungay district is a district in the Province of Yungay in the Ancash region, Peru. It was created by law on October 28, 1904.Yungay PeruYungay Peru retrieved March 7, 2008 Geography The Cordillera Blanca traverses the province. Waskaran, the highest elevation of Peru, lies on the border to the Carhuaz Province. Other mountains are listed below: History The district was struck and many towns and villages were destroyed by the earthquake and alluvium on May 31, 1970 as can be seen from the Callejón de Huaylas towards the north. Huge amounts of rock and soil completely cover houses, buildings and temples of old towns like Ranrahirca and Yungay. In Yungay alone almost 70 thousand inhabitants died and are covered by the rocks and soil. Location 9° 8'21.38"S, 77°44'43.88"W Towards the west, at the cemetery at the back of the hill, a big sculpture of Jesus is located. Towards the East, the snow summit of the Huascarán appears. Huascarán was one of the sources of rock and sn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
