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Trelew

Trelew (Spanish pronunciation: [tɾeˈlew],[1] from Welsh: tref "town" and the name of the founder, Lewis Jones) is a city in the eastern part of the Chubut Province of Argentina. Located in Patagonia, the city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of the Chubut River, with 97,915 inhabitants as of 2010. The Trelew municipality is part of the Rawson Department, whose capital, Rawson, is also the provincial capital.

Trelew
Trelew city centre
Trelew
Location of Trelew in Argentina
Trelew
Trelew (Argentina)
Coordinates: 43°15′S 65°18′W / 43.250°S 65.300°W / -43.250; -65.300Coordinates: 43°15′S 65°18′W / 43.250°S 65.300°W / -43.250; -65.300
Country Argentina
Province Chubut
DepartmentRawson
FoundedOctober 20, 1886
Founded byLewis Jones
Government
 • MayorAdrián Maderna
Area
 • Total249 km2 (96 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total97,915
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
DemonymTrelewense
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
U9100
Dialing code+54 280
ClimateBWk

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 through Puerto Madryn and Puerto Deseado.

Trelew is home to the Museum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio, showcasing the paleontological heritage of the Patagonic region, and considered one of the most important of its kind in South America and the Astronomic and Planetary Observatory.

The city is served by the Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport, of both civilian and military use. The airport's runway is shared with the Almirante Zar Naval Base, home of the Lockheed P-3 Orion squadron of the Argentine Naval Aviation.

History

Trelew's foundation is linked with Welsh settlement in Argentina, the leaders of which were Captain Sir Thomas Duncombe Love Jones-Parry (of Madryn) and Lewis (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: tre meaning "town" in Welsh and "Lew" being an apocope for Lewis.[2]

Trelew was established on 20 October 1886 as the starting point for the Central Chubut Railway line that would link the lower Chubut River Valley to Puerto Madryn. Railway building equipment and 400 settlers arrived on July 28 of that same year on the steamer Vesta. The line was opened in 1888 and later extended from Trelew to Gaiman, Dolavon and finally to Las Plumas. In 1961, the line was closed.[citation needed]

1972 massacre

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 President Arturo Illia. A small group of prisoners succeeded in commandeering a plane and flying to safety in Chile. 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 the Villa Devoto prison in Buenos 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 book La Pasión según Trelew, by Tomás Eloy Martínez, which was originally published in 1973, but was then suppressed by the dictatorship of the Proceso, and reissued in 1997.[3]

Tourism

Trelew is the centre of tourism in the Central Meseta, the Valley of the Chubut River and the coast. Punta Tombo, the biggest penguin reserve 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

Racing de Trelew and 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 boxing, the Matthysse brothers, Lucas and Walter, are from Trelew, although most of their notable fights took place in the United States.[citation needed]

Gallery

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Trelew experiences a cold semi-desert climate (BSk) bordering on a cold desert climate (BWk), with warm summers, cold winters and low precipitation year-round.

Climate data for Trelew/Rawson (1981–2010, extremes 1901–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.2
(108.0)
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)
42.2
(108.0)
Average high °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6)
28.1
(82.6)
25.0
(77.0)
20.7
(69.3)
15.7
(60.3)
12.2
(54.0)
12.3
(54.1)
14.8
(58.6)
17.5
(63.5)
21.2
(70.2)
24.9
(76.8)
27.5
(81.5)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)
20.3
(68.5)
17.6
(63.7)
13.3
(55.9)
9.2
(48.6)
6.2
(43.2)
5.8
(42.4)
7.7
(45.9)
10.4
(50.7)
14.1
(57.4)
17.4
(63.3)
20.0
(68.0)
13.6
(56.5)
Average low °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5)
12.6
(54.7)
10.5
(50.9)
6.7
(44.1)
3.4
(38.1)
0.8
(33.4)
0.2
(32.4)
1.4
(34.5)
3.6
(38.5)
6.5
(43.7)
9.5
(49.1)
11.9
(53.4)
6.7
(44.1)
Record low °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)
1.5
(34.7)
−1.6
(29.1)
−4.2
(24.4)
−10.7
(12.7)
−12.3
(9.9)
−11.4
(11.5)
−10.6
(12.9)
−8.0
(17.6)
−5.0
(23.0)
−1.0
(30.2)
0.5
(32.9)
−12.3
(9.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.6
(0.54)
18.9
(0.74)
23.3
(0.92)
24.8
(0.98)
26.3
(1.04)
22.2
(0.87)
17.8
(0.70)
13.9
(0.55)
14.6
(0.57)
19.2
(0.76)
13.7
(0.54)
13.9
(0.55)
222.2
(8.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.8 4.1 5.4 4.6 7.1 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.0 4.7 3.9 66.0
Average snowy days 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Average relative humidity (%) 41.7 49.0 53.6 57.0 65.7 69.6 66.9 61.2 56.6 49.6 44.1 41.7 54.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 313.5 274.8 250.0 205.3 150.8 134.5 148.3 172.1 193.3 238.7 287.2 280.0 2,686.8
Percent possible 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]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[6] World Meteorological Organization (sunshine hours 1981–2010),[7] Secretaria de Mineria (percent sun 1941–1990, April, August and December record highs, and May record low only)[8] UNLP (snowfall data)[9]

Notable people

International relations

Trelew is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ Video presentation of the town on the official website
  2. ^ "Trelew: a tour of the city". Patagonia.com.ar. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ ""La pasión según Trelew", de Tomás Eloy Martinez". Terra Argentina. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ^ (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Station Trelew" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. ^ . World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  8. ^ (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  9. ^ "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas". Atlas Bioclimáticos (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "Trelew le rindió homenaje a los inmigrantes galeses" (in Spanish). 2 March 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

Sources

  • La Pasión según Trelew, Espejo de la Argentina, (c) 1997, Editorial Planeta Argentina S.A.I.C.; Third Edition: April 2000, Buenos Aires, ISBN 950-742-859-3

External links

  • 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
  • Trelew Band which blends British folk music and South American sounds. The members are Uruguayan and Welsh and are based in Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 43°15′25″S 65°18′41″W / 43.25694°S 65.31139°W / -43.25694; -65.31139 Geo Links for Trelew

trelew, other, uses, disambiguation, spanish, pronunciation, tɾeˈlew, from, welsh, tref, town, name, founder, lewis, jones, city, eastern, part, chubut, province, argentina, located, patagonia, city, largest, most, populous, valley, chubut, river, with, inhabi. For other uses see Trelew disambiguation Trelew Spanish pronunciation tɾeˈlew 1 from Welsh tref town and the name of the founder Lewis Jones is a city in the eastern part of the Chubut Province of Argentina Located in Patagonia the city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of the Chubut River with 97 915 inhabitants as of 2010 The Trelew municipality is part of the Rawson Department whose capital Rawson is also the provincial capital TrelewCityTrelew city centreCoat of armsTrelewLocation of Trelew in ArgentinaShow map of ChubutTrelewTrelew Argentina Show map of ArgentinaCoordinates 43 15 S 65 18 W 43 250 S 65 300 W 43 250 65 300 Coordinates 43 15 S 65 18 W 43 250 S 65 300 W 43 250 65 300Country ArgentinaProvince ChubutDepartmentRawsonFoundedOctober 20 1886Founded byLewis JonesGovernment MayorAdrian MadernaArea Total249 km2 96 sq mi Elevation11 m 36 ft Population 2010 census Total97 915 Density390 km2 1 000 sq mi DemonymTrelewenseTime zoneUTC 3 ART CPA baseU9100Dialing code 54 280ClimateBWkTrelew 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 through Puerto Madryn and Puerto Deseado Trelew is home to the Museum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio showcasing the paleontological heritage of the Patagonic region and considered one of the most important of its kind in South America and the Astronomic and Planetary Observatory The city is served by the Almirante Marcos A Zar Airport of both civilian and military use The airport s runway is shared with the Almirante Zar Naval Base home of the Lockheed P 3 Orion squadron of the Argentine Naval Aviation Contents 1 History 1 1 1972 massacre 2 Tourism 3 Sports 4 Gallery 5 Climate 6 Notable people 7 International relations 8 See also 9 References 10 Sources 11 External linksHistory EditTrelew s foundation is linked with Welsh settlement in Argentina the leaders of which were Captain Sir Thomas Duncombe Love Jones Parry of Madryn and Lewis 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 tre meaning town in Welsh and Lew being an apocope for Lewis 2 Trelew was established on 20 October 1886 as the starting point for the Central Chubut Railway line that would link the lower Chubut River Valley to Puerto Madryn Railway building equipment and 400 settlers arrived on July 28 of that same year on the steamer Vesta The line was opened in 1888 and later extended from Trelew to Gaiman Dolavon and finally to Las Plumas In 1961 the line was closed citation needed 1972 massacre Edit Main article Trelew massacre 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 President Arturo Illia A small group of prisoners succeeded in commandeering a plane and flying to safety in Chile 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 the Villa Devoto prison in Buenos 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 book La Pasion segun Trelew by Tomas Eloy Martinez which was originally published in 1973 but was then suppressed by the dictatorship of the Proceso and reissued in 1997 3 Tourism EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Trelew news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Trelew is the centre of tourism in the Central Meseta the Valley of the Chubut River and the coast Punta Tombo the biggest penguin reserve 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 EditRacing de Trelew and Huracan de Trelew are the most important local football clubs Patoruzu Rugby Club and Trelew Rugby Club are the local clubs practicing this sport citation needed In boxing the Matthysse brothers Lucas and Walter are from Trelew although most of their notable fights took place in the United States citation needed Gallery Edit 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 EditAccording to the Koppen climate classification Trelew experiences a cold semi desert climate BSk bordering on a cold desert climate BWk with warm summers cold winters and low precipitation year round Climate data for Trelew Rawson 1981 2010 extremes 1901 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 42 2 108 0 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 2 108 0 Average high C F 29 2 84 6 28 1 82 6 25 0 77 0 20 7 69 3 15 7 60 3 12 2 54 0 12 3 54 1 14 8 58 6 17 5 63 5 21 2 70 2 24 9 76 8 27 5 81 5 20 8 69 4 Daily mean C F 21 5 70 7 20 3 68 5 17 6 63 7 13 3 55 9 9 2 48 6 6 2 43 2 5 8 42 4 7 7 45 9 10 4 50 7 14 1 57 4 17 4 63 3 20 0 68 0 13 6 56 5 Average low C F 13 6 56 5 12 6 54 7 10 5 50 9 6 7 44 1 3 4 38 1 0 8 33 4 0 2 32 4 1 4 34 5 3 6 38 5 6 5 43 7 9 5 49 1 11 9 53 4 6 7 44 1 Record low C F 3 0 37 4 1 5 34 7 1 6 29 1 4 2 24 4 10 7 12 7 12 3 9 9 11 4 11 5 10 6 12 9 8 0 17 6 5 0 23 0 1 0 30 2 0 5 32 9 12 3 9 9 Average precipitation mm inches 13 6 0 54 18 9 0 74 23 3 0 92 24 8 0 98 26 3 1 04 22 2 0 87 17 8 0 70 13 9 0 55 14 6 0 57 19 2 0 76 13 7 0 54 13 9 0 55 222 2 8 75 Average precipitation days 0 1 mm 3 8 4 1 5 4 4 6 7 1 8 0 6 0 6 3 6 1 6 0 4 7 3 9 66 0Average snowy days 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Average relative humidity 41 7 49 0 53 6 57 0 65 7 69 6 66 9 61 2 56 6 49 6 44 1 41 7 54 7Mean monthly sunshine hours 313 5 274 8 250 0 205 3 150 8 134 5 148 3 172 1 193 3 238 7 287 2 280 0 2 686 8Percent possible 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 3Source 1 Servicio Meteorologico Nacional 4 5 Source 2 Meteo Climat record highs and lows 6 World Meteorological Organization sunshine hours 1981 2010 7 Secretaria de Mineria percent sun 1941 1990 April August and December record highs and May record low only 8 UNLP snowfall data 9 Notable people EditOmar Andres Narvaez boxer Juan Ignacio Antonio footballer Lucas Matthysse boxer Walter Matthysse boxer Gustavo Caamano footballer Matias Jara footballer Franco Niell footballer Daniel Perez footballer Valentina Bassi actress Pablo Morant footballerInternational relations EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Argentina Trelew is twinned with Covilha Portugal Albidona Italy Caernarfon Wales 10 See also EditOmega Tower Trelew Welsh settlement in ArgentinaReferences Edit Video presentation of the town on the official website Trelew a tour of the city Patagonia com ar Retrieved 8 May 2015 La pasion segun Trelew de Tomas Eloy Martinez Terra Argentina 26 March 2013 Retrieved 8 May 2015 Estadisticas Climatologicas Normales periodo 1981 2010 in Spanish Servicio Meteorologico Nacional Retrieved January 18 2018 Fin de febrero lo destacado del mes in Spanish Servicio Meteorologico Nacional Archived from the original on 4 March 2019 Retrieved 3 March 2019 Station Trelew in French Meteo Climat Retrieved July 13 2015 World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981 2010 World Meteorological Organization Archived from the original on 16 July 2021 Retrieved 5 October 2021 Provincia de Chubut Clima Y Meteorologia Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos in Spanish Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion Argentina Archived from the original on January 19 2015 Retrieved January 19 2014 Datos bioclimaticos de 173 localidades argentinas Atlas Bioclimaticos in Spanish Universidad Nacional de La Plata Retrieved July 4 2016 Trelew le rindio homenaje a los inmigrantes galeses in Spanish 2 March 2015 Retrieved 19 June 2020 Sources EditLa Pasion segun Trelew Espejo de la Argentina c 1997 Editorial Planeta Argentina S A I C Third Edition April 2000 Buenos Aires ISBN 950 742 859 3External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trelew 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 Trelew Band which blends British folk music and South American sounds The members are Uruguayan and Welsh and are based in Montevideo Uruguay 43 15 25 S 65 18 41 W 43 25694 S 65 31139 W 43 25694 65 31139 Geo Links for Trelew Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trelew amp oldid 1105772303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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