Trelew
Trelew | |
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 Trelew city centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Trelew Location of Trelew in Argentina  Trelew Trelew (Argentina) | |
| Coordinates:43°15′S65°18′W/ 43.250°S 65.300°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Chubut |
| Department | Rawson |
| Founded | October 20, 1886 |
| Founded by | Lewis Jones |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adrián Maderna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 249 km2(96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 97,915 |
| • Density | 390/km2(1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Trelewense |
| Time zone | UTC−3(ART) |
| CPA base | U9100 |
| Dialing code | +54 280 |
| Climate | BWk |
Trelew(Spanish pronunciation:[tɾeˈlew],[1]fromWelsh:tref"town" and the name of the founder, Lewis Jones) is a city in the eastern part of theChubut ProvinceofArgentina.Located inPatagonia,the city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of theChubut River,with 97,915 inhabitants as of 2010. The Trelew municipality is part of theRawson Department,whose capital,Rawson,is also the provincial capital.
Trelew is an important commercial and industrial centre for the region and is the main hub for wool processing, accounting for 90 percent of activity in Argentina. The produce of this industry is mainly shipped and exported throughPuerto MadrynandPuerto Deseado.
Trelew is home to theMuseum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio,showcasing the paleontological heritage of the Patagonic region, and considered one of the most important of its kind inSouth America.It also has an Astronomic and Planetary Observatory.
The city is served by theAlmirante Marcos A. Zar Airport,of both civilian and military use. The airport's runway is shared with the Almirante Zar Naval Base, home of theLockheed P-3 Orionsquadron of theArgentine Naval Aviation.
History
[edit]Trelew's foundation is linked withWelsh settlement in Argentina,the leaders of which wereCaptain Sir Thomas Duncombe Love Jones-Parry(of Madryn) andLewis (Luis) Jones,who acted as spokesmen to deal with the Argentine government in the beginning of the 1860s. The town was named Trelew in honour of the latter Jones:tremeaning "town" inWelshand "Lew" being anapocopeforLewis.[2]
Trelew was established on 20 October 1886 as the starting point for theCentral Chubut Railwayline that would link the lowerChubut RiverValley toPuerto Madryn.Railway building equipment and 400 settlers arrived on July 28 of that same year on the steamerVesta.The line was opened in 1888 and later extended from Trelew toGaiman,Dolavonand finally toLas Plumas.In 1961, the line was closed.[citation needed]
1972 massacre
[edit]Trelew was the scene of a massacre in 1972. A breakout of political prisoners at the federal penitentiary resulted in the death of one guard and the attempted flight of about 100 individuals who opposed the military dictatorship which followed the overthrow of PresidentArturo Illia.A small group of prisoners succeeded in commandeering a plane and flying to safety inChile.The rest submitted to the authorities and were returned to a military prison, where 19 were shot (three survived).
The town of Trelew was searched by the military and locals were seized and taken to theVilla Devotoprison inBuenos Aires.Virtually the entire town went on strike and succeeded in securing the release of the prisoners at Villa Devoto. These incidents were documented in the bookLa Pasión según Trelew,byTomás Eloy Martínez,which was originally published in 1973, but was then suppressed by the dictatorship of theProceso,and reissued in 1997.[3]
Tourism
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Trelew is the centre of tourism in the Central Meseta, the Valley of the Chubut River and the coast.Punta Tombo,the biggestpenguinreserve in Argentina, is accessible from the city.
An annual Eisteddfod is held in Trelew in October, a traditional festival which receives guests from across the country and from Wales, which constitutes a unique expression of Welsh culture in South America.
The former Trelew railway station, which was declared a national historic monument in 1969, has functioned as a museum,El Museo Regional Pueblo de Luis,since 1984.
Sports
[edit]Racing de Trelewand Huracán de Trelew are the most important local football clubs. Patoruzú Rugby Club and Trelew Rugby Club are the local clubs practicing this sport.[citation needed]In bo xing, the Matthysse brothers,LucasandWalter,are from Trelew, although most of their notable fights took place in the United States.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Argentina National Bank at night -
A train of ox-drawn carts leaving Trelew, c. 1880 -
Welsh People's Museum, Trelew -
Former Airport of Trelew, now a "cultural centre for the memory".
Climate
[edit]According to theKöppen climate classification,Trelew experiences acold semi-desert climate(BSk) bordering on acold desert climate(BWk), with warm summers, cold winters and low precipitation year-round.
| Climate data for Trelew/Rawson (1991–2020, extremes 1901–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.6 (108.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
42.6 (108.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) |
23.5 (0.93) |
21.0 (0.83) |
23.3 (0.92) |
22.6 (0.89) |
25.4 (1.00) |
17.4 (0.69) |
14.1 (0.56) |
14.7 (0.58) |
18.1 (0.71) |
12.9 (0.51) |
13.2 (0.52) |
218.1 (8.59) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 62.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 42.1 | 49.8 | 52.9 | 56.9 | 65.0 | 67.5 | 66.3 | 59.7 | 56.0 | 49.7 | 44.4 | 41.4 | 54.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 322.4 | 279.7 | 251.1 | 210.0 | 161.2 | 138.0 | 161.2 | 179.8 | 198.0 | 248.0 | 282.0 | 294.5 | 2,725.9 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 67.0 | 69.3 | 65.3 | 60.3 | 51.3 | 50.0 | 47.3 | 53.7 | 55.0 | 59.7 | 65.0 | 55.3 | 58.3 |
| Source 1:Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[4][5][6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[9]Secretaria de Mineria (percent sun 1941–1990, April, August and December record highs, and May record low only)[10][11] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]- Omar Andrés Narváez,boxer
- Juan Ignacio Antonio,footballer
- Lucas Matthysse,boxer
- Walter Matthysse,boxer
- Gustavo Caamaño,footballer
- Matías Jara,footballer
- Franco Niell,footballer
- Daniel Pérez,footballer
- Valentina Bassi,actress
- Pablo Morant,footballer
International relations
[edit]Trelew istwinnedwith:
See also
[edit]References
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- ^Video presentation of the town on the official website
- ^"Trelew: a tour of the city".Patagonia.ar.Retrieved8 May2015.
- ^""La pasión según Trelew", de Tomás Eloy Martinez ".Terra Argentina.26 March 2013.Retrieved8 May2015.
- ^"Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020"(in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.Retrieved1 May2023.
- ^"Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020"(PDF)(in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 8 July 2023.Retrieved8 July2023.
- ^"Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000"(in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2023.Retrieved20 May2023.
- ^ "Fin de febrero: lo destacado del mes"(in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2019.Retrieved3 March2019.
- ^"Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Trelew Aero".Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo(in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.Retrieved1 May2023.
- ^"Station Trelew"(in French). Meteo Climat.RetrievedJuly 13,2015.
- ^ "Provincia de Chubut - Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos"(in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived fromthe originalon January 19, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 19,2014.
- ^"87828: Trelew Aerodrome (Argentina)".ogimet.OGIMET. 23 January 2024.Retrieved3 February2024.
- ^"Trelew le rindió homenaje a los inmigrantes galeses"(in Spanish). 2 March 2015.Retrieved19 June2020.
Sources
[edit]- La Pasión según Trelew,Espejo de la Argentina, (c) 1997, Editorial Planeta Argentina S.A.I.C.; Third Edition: April 2000, Buenos Aires,ISBN950-742-859-3
External links
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- Trelew Site
- Project-Hiraeth – Documents the stories of the Welsh colony in Patagonia, Argentina through film, text and illustration.
- City home page(in Spanish)
- Municipal information:Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.(in Spanish)
- Activities around Trelew
- TrelewBand which blends British folk music and South American sounds. The members are Uruguayan and Welsh and are based in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 43°15′25″S65°18′41″W/ 43.25694°S 65.31139°WGeo Links for Trelew
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