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| Coordinates: 43°15′S 65°18′W / 43.25°S 65.3°WCoordinates: 43°15′S 65°18′W / 43.25°S 65.3°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut |
| Department | Rawson |
| Population | |
| • Total | 93,386 |
| Demonym | Trelewense |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| CPA base | U9100 |
| Dialing code | +54 2965 |
Trelew (Welsh: Tre Lew(is)) is a city in the province of Chubut, in Argentine Patagonia. The city is the largest and most populous in the low valley of the Chubut River, with an estimated 100,000 inhabitants as of 2010. The Trelew municipality is part of the Rawson Department, whose capital, Rawson, is also the provincial capital.
It is an important commercial and industrial centre for the region and is the main hub for wool processing, accounting for the 90% of the activity on 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.
The city was founded in 1886 by Welsh settlers, hence its name of Welsh origin, feature shared with many other cities and towns in the area.
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History [link]
Trelew's foundation is linked with Welsh settlement in Argentina, the leaders of which were Captain Sir 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 Jones, tre meaning "town" in Welsh and Lew being an apocope for Lewis.[citation needed]
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.
1972 massacre [link]
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.[citation needed]
Tourism [link]
Trelew is the centre of the touristic travels to the Central Meseta, the Valley of the Chubut River and the coast. Punta Tombo, the biggest penguin reserve in South America is accessible from the city.
Sports [link]
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 practising this sport.
Climate [link]
Trelew experiences a desert climate (Köppen BWk) with hot summers, cool winters and low precipitation year round.
| Climate data for Trelew/Rawson | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
20.44 (68.80) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.38 (45.29) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) |
18 (0.7) |
18 (0.7) |
18 (0.7) |
20 (0.8) |
15 (0.6) |
20 (0.8) |
13 (0.5) |
13 (0.5) |
18 (0.7) |
15 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
196 (7.7) |
| Source: Intellicast.com [1] | |||||||||||||
See also [link]
References [link]
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 [link]
- Trelew Site
- City home page (in Spanish)
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
- A brief history (school project)
- 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[2]) Geo Links for Trelew
- ^ "Intellicast - Trelew/Rawson Historic Weather Averages in Argentina". Intellicast. https://www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=ARCT0102. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ Trelew in Wikimapia
https://wn.com/Trelew
Trelew (disambiguation)
Trelew is a city in Chubut Province, Argentina.
Trelew may also refer to:
Jorge Galemire
Jorge Galemire (March 11, 1951 – June 6, 2015) was an Uruguayan guitarist, arranger, composer and vocalist and member of Trelew along with vocalist Karen Ann. Galemire is recognized as one of the earliest creators and exponents of candombe beat, on May 22, 2008 he was awarded a Graffiti (Uruguayan equivalent of the Grammys) for his lifetime's work. In 1975 he participated for a short time in the group Canciones para no dormir la siesta. In 1977 he co-founded Los que iban cantando, one of the most important groups in Uruguayan popular music during the military dictatorship.
Trelew
Trelew formed in 2005 when vocalist Karen Ann and guitarist Jorge Galemire met in Uruguay. The band is notable for featuring Galemire, understood to be one of the most important guitarist in Uruguay's Candombe Beat movement. He has featured on albums by Fernando Cabrera, Jaime Roos and Jorge Drexler, as well as many seminal Uruguayan albums from the late-1970s. Their mixture of lead singer Karen Ann's stories of her Welsh heritage with a rioplatense (the all-encompassing name for music originating either side of the Río de la Plata) sound have led to recognition both in Uruguay and abroad.
