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Caldera, Chile

Index Caldera, Chile

Caldera is a port city and commune in the Copiapó Province of the Atacama Region in northern Chile. [1]

52 relations: Administrative divisions of Chile, Alcalde, Alto del Carmen, Argentina, Atacama Desert, Atacama Region, Bahía Inglesa, Battle of Caldera Bay, Census, Chañarcillo, Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Chile, Chilean Civil War of 1891, Chilean ironclad Blanco Encalada, Christian Democratic Party (Chile), Christmas, Communes of Chile, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Edward Davis (buccaneer), Electoral divisions of Chile, Freirina, General La Madrid, Huasco, Independent Democratic Union, Ironclad warship, José Manuel Balmaceda, Kingdom of Italy, List of cities in Chile, Mayor, Municipal council, Municipality, National Renewal (Chile), National Statistics Institute (Chile), Orbicular granite, Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Provinces of Chile, Regions of Chile, Rural area, San Isidro de Lules, Senate of Chile, Social Democrat Radical Party, Socialist Party of Chile, Tierra Amarilla, Chile, Time in Chile, Torpedo boat, Urban area, Vallenar, Villa Unión, War of the Pacific, ..., William Wheelwright, 1922 Vallenar earthquake. Expand index (2 more) »

Administrative divisions of Chile

The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state.

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Alcalde

Alcalde, or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions.

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Alto del Carmen

Alto del Carmen is a Chilean commune and village in Huasco Province, Atacama Region.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Atacama Desert

The Atacama Desert (Desierto de Atacama) is a plateau in South America (primarily in Chile), covering a 1000-km (600-mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains.

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Atacama Region

The Atacama Region (III Región de Atacama) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.

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Bahía Inglesa

Bahia Inglesa ("English Bay") is a village and beach located near the port of Caldera in Atacama Region, Chile.

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Battle of Caldera Bay

The Battle of Caldera Bay, or the Sinking of the Blanco Encalada, was an engagement fought in the port of Caldera Bay during the 1891 Chilean Civil War between Balmacedist and Congressional naval forces on 23 April 1891.

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Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population.

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Chañarcillo

Chañarcillo is a town and mine in the Atacama Desert of Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile, located near Vallenar and 75 kilometres from Copiapó.

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Chamber of Deputies of Chile

The Honourable Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Chilean Civil War of 1891

The Chilean Civil War of 1891, also known as Revolution of 1891 was an armed conflict between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the President, José Manuel Balmaceda.

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Chilean ironclad Blanco Encalada

Blanco Encalada was an armored frigate built by Earle's Shipbuilding Co.

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Christian Democratic Party (Chile)

The Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC) is a Christian democratic political party in Chile and governs as part of the Nueva Mayoría coalition.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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Communes of Chile

A commune (comuna) is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile.

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Copiapó

Copiapó is a city in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal town of Caldera.

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Copiapó Province

Copiapó Province (Provincia de Copiapó) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III).

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Edward Davis (buccaneer)

Edward Davis or Davies (fl. c. 1680–1688) was an English buccaneer active in the Caribbean during the 1680s and would lead successful raids against Leon and Panama in 1685, the latter considered one of the last major buccaneer raids against a Spanish stronghold.

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Electoral divisions of Chile

Chile has two distinct electoral division systems.

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Freirina

Freirina is a Chilean commune and town in Huasco Province, Atacama Region.

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General La Madrid

General Lamadrid is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

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Huasco

Huasco is a Chilean city and commune, in the Huasco Province, Atacama Region.

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Independent Democratic Union

The Independent Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Independiente, UDI) is a Chilean right-wing, conservative political party, founded in 1983.

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Ironclad warship

An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century.

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José Manuel Balmaceda

José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández (July 19, 1840 – September 18, 1891) was the 11th President of Chile from September 18, 1886 to August 29, 1891.

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Kingdom of Italy

The Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) was a state which existed from 1861—when King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy—until 1946—when a constitutional referendum led civil discontent to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic.

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List of cities in Chile

This is a list of cities in Chile.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Municipal council

A municipal council is the local government of a municipality such as city councils and town councils.

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Municipality

A municipality is usually a single urban or administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws to which it is subordinate.

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National Renewal (Chile)

National Renewal (Renovación Nacional, RN) is a liberal conservative political party belonging to the Chilean centre-right political coalition called Chile Vamos in conjunction with the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) and Political Evolution (Evópoli).

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National Statistics Institute (Chile)

The National Statistics Institute of Chile (Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Chile, INE) is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile, created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing a general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of people in Chile, in addition to other specific tasks entrusted to it by law.

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Orbicular granite

Orbicular granite (also known as orbicular rock or orbiculite) is an uncommon plutonic rock type which is usually granitic in composition.

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Pacific Steam Navigation Company

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company (Compañía de Vapores del Pacífico) was a commercial shipping company that operated in the Pacific coast of South America, and was the first to use steam ships for commercial traffic in the Pacific Ocean.

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Provinces of Chile

A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 54 in total.

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Regions of Chile

Chile is divided into 15 regions (in Spanish, regiones; singular región), which are the country's first-level administrative division.

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Rural area

In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.

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San Isidro de Lules

San Isidro de Lules, or, Lules, as the town is colloquially known, is a settlement in Tucumán Province in northern Argentina, and the seat of the department (county) of the same name.

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Senate of Chile

The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.

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Social Democrat Radical Party

The Social Democrat Radical Party (Partido Radical Socialdemócrata, PRSD, also translated as "Radical Social Democratic Party") is a social democratic political party in Chile.

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Socialist Party of Chile

The Socialist Party of Chile (Partido Socialista de Chile, or PS) is a political party within the centre-left Nueva Mayoría.

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Tierra Amarilla, Chile

Tierra Amarilla is a Chilean commune and city in Copiapó Province, Atacama Region.

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Time in Chile

Time in Chile is divided into three time zones.

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Torpedo boat

A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle.

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Urban area

An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment.

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Vallenar

Vallenar is a city and commune in Atacama Region, Chile.

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Villa Unión

Villa Unión is a city in northwestern Argentina and the main settlement of Departamento Coronel Felipe Varela with a population of 12,263.

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War of the Pacific

The War of the Pacific (Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Salpeter War (Guerra del Salitre) and by multiple other names (see the etymology section below) was a war between Chile on one side and a Bolivian-Peruvian alliance on the other.

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William Wheelwright

William Wheelwright (March 18, 1798 – September 26, 1873) was a businessman who played an essential role in the development of steamboat and train transportation in Chile and other parts of South America.

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1922 Vallenar earthquake

The 1922 Vallenar earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 8.5 in the Atacama Region of Chile, near the border with Argentina on 11 November at 04:32 UTC.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldera,_Chile

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