Negrete
Negrete | |
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 Coat of arms  Commune of Negrete in the BĂo BĂo Region   Negrete Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 37°35âČ0âłS 72°32âČ0âłWï»ż / ï»ż37.58333°S 72.53333°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | BĂo BĂo Region |
| Province | BĂo BĂo Province |
| Government | |
|  âąÂ Type | Municipality |
|  âąÂ Alcalde | Javier Melo MĂĄrquez (Ind.) |
| Area | |
 âąÂ Total | 156.5 km2 (60.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 71Â m (233Â ft) |
| Population  (2012 Census)[3] | |
 âąÂ Total | 9,394 |
|  âąÂ Density | 60.03/km2 (155.5/sq mi) |
|  âąÂ Urban | 5,283 |
|  âąÂ Rural | 3,296 |
| Sex | |
|  âąÂ Men | 4,414 |
|  âąÂ Women | 4,165 |
| Area code | (+56) 43 |
| Website | Municipality of Negrete |
Negrete (Spanish pronunciation: [neËÉŁÉŸete]) is a Chilean town and commune in BĂo BĂo Province, BĂo BĂo Region. It is bordered by the commune of Los Ăngeles to the north, Renaico to the south, MulchĂ©n to the east and Nacimiento to the west.
The town of Negrete is located on the south shore of the BĂo BĂo river, a few kilometers downstream of the confluence of the BĂo BĂo and Bureo rivers.
History
[edit]The town has its origins in the fort San Francisco de Borja founded near the hill MesamĂĄvida in 1603 by Governor Alonso de Ribera. This was 10Â km to the northeast of the present location of the town, near the confluence of the Bio Bio River and the Duqueco River, on the north shore of this last river. In 1613 Ribera moved to the fort to atop MesamĂĄvida, renamed Cerro Negrete. In 1621, Pedro Osores de Ulloa rebuilt the fort and a small village began at the base of the hill. In 1757, Governor Manuel de Amat y Juniet, granted the town the title of Villa de Negrete. In 1777, a new fort San AgustĂn de MesamĂĄvida was built on the Cerro Negrete by Ambrosio O' Higgins by order of Governor AgustĂn de JĂĄuregui.
In March 1793 the plains nearby were the location of the Parliament of Negrete where peace was agreed between the Spanish Empire and the Mapuche. It was again destroyed by the Mapuche in 1859. It was not rebuilt until 1861 when a new strong fort was built near the present location of the town.[4]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Negrete spans an area of 156.5 km2 (60 sq mi) and has 8,579 inhabitants (4,414 men and 4,165 women). Of these, 5,283 (61.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,296 (38.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 2.8% (232 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
Administration
[edit]As a commune, Negrete is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2013-2016 alcalde is Javier Melo MĂĄrquez (Independent).[1][2]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Negrete is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Joel Rosales GuzmĂĄn (UDI) and JosĂ© PĂ©rez Arriagada (PRSD) as part of the 47th electoral district, together with Los Ăngeles, Tucapel, Antuco, Quilleco, Santa BĂĄrbara, Quilaco, MulchĂ©n, Nacimiento, San Rosendo, Laja and Alto BĂo BĂo. The commune is represented in the Senate by Victor PĂ©rez Varela (UDI) and Mariano Ruiz-Esquide Jara (PDC) as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (BĂo BĂo-Coast).
References
[edit]- 1 2 "AsociaciĂłn Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- 1 2 "Municipality of Negrete" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- â Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos, Diccionario geogrĂĄfico de la RepĂșblica de Chile, Segunda Ed. Corregida y aumentada, Nueva York, D. Appleton y CompañĂa, 1899, pg. 471, Negrete. â Villa
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Municipality of Negrete
