Vallenar

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Vallenar is a city in northern Chile known as an agricultural and mining center in the Atacama Desert.

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Vallenar canonical 8

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivisionType commune
callingCodeType Chilean telephone code
climate arid climate
climateClassification desert climate (BWk)
country Chile
countrySubdivision Atacama Region
demographicsLabel Vallenarino
distanceToCoastApprox about 50 km
elevationApprox about 380 m above sea level
founder Ambrosio O'Higgins
surface form: Ambrosio O’Higgins
foundingDate 1789-01-05
governedBy Municipality of Vallenar
hasAirport Vallenar Airport
hasEconomicSector commerce
services
hasFestivalType religious festivals
hasMayor mayor of Vallenar
hasPostalCodeType Chilean postal code
hasReligionMajority Roman Catholicism
hasTransport Pan-American Highway
isCapitalOf Huasco Province
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Atacama Desert
Atacama Region
Huasco Province
northern Chile
locatedInDesert Atacama Desert
locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
locatedOnContinent South America
locatedOnRiver Huasco River
namedAfter Vallenar, Álava, Spain
nearbyBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
notableMiningResource copper
gold
iron
notableProduct grapes
olives
vegetables
originalName San Ambrosio de Ballenary
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
mining
regionType agricultural center
mining center
roadConnection connected to Copiapó
city of La Serena
surface form: connected to La Serena
timeZone Chile Standard Time
timeZoneDST Chile Summer Time

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atacama Region contains Vallenar
Freirina locatedNear Vallenar
Huasco Valley mainTown Vallenar
Huasco Province capital Vallenar
Huasco Province hasSettlement Vallenar
Huasco River flowsThrough Vallenar