Coronel, Chile

- 37.016666666667 - 73.133333333333Koordinaten: 37 ° 1 ' S, 73 ° 8' W

Coronel is a port city in the central Chile, 23 km south of Concepcion in the Región del Bío -Bío. The port city of Coronel is located on the Gulf of Arauco and has 92 941 inhabitants ( 2005). The city area is 279 km ².

History

Since 1849 is broken down in the mines to Coronel coal.

Became famous for the city through the naval battle that took place in the waters off Coronel on 1 November 1914.

On May 22, 1960, the city was destroyed by an earthquake about 50%.

Economy

Main industry of the city is the mining and export of brown coal. The port facilities also allow very large ships loading. In 2003, about 2 million tons of pulp were also shipped. Since June 2009, the port operates its own container terminal. Here are early as 2010, up to 200,000 TEU standard container units are loaded. The nearby sawmills deliver by truck and rail timber and fiber boards that are shipped from here all over the world.

Pictures

Container terminal CCT in Puerto de Coronel

Coat of Arms colonel