# Putre > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Putre > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Putre.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putre > Source revision: 1350856876 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Town and commune in Chile}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Putre | native_name = | native_name_lang = es | other_name = | settlement_type = [Town](/source/List_of_towns_in_Chile) and [Commune](/source/Communes_of_Chile) | image_skyline = Putre.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Panoramic view of Putre | image_flag = Bandera de Putre.svg | flag_alt = Flag | image_shield = Escudo de Putre.svg | shield_alt = Coat of arms | image_map = Comuna de Putre.svg | map_alt = Map of Putre commune in Arica and Parinacota Region | map_caption = Map of Putre commune in Arica and Parinacota Region | pushpin_map = Chile Arica y Parinacota#Chile | pushpin_map_narrow = yes | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|18|11|49|S|69|33|34|W|region:CL-AP|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = city | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Chile}} | subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Chile) | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Arica y Parinacota}} | subdivision_type2 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Chile) | subdivision_name2 = [Parinacota](/source/Parinacota_Province) | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1580 | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = Putre | government_footnotes = | government_type = [Municipal council](/source/Municipal_council) | leader_party = | leader_title = [Alcalde](/source/Alcalde) | leader_name = Javier Tito | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = {{cite web |url= http://resultados.censo2017.cl/ |title= Resultados CENSO 2017 |work=[National Statistics Institute of Chile](/source/National_Statistics_Institute_(Chile))|access-date=3 November 2024|language=es}} | area_total_km2 = 5902.5 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 3371 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2765 | population_as_of = 2017 Census | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = 2152 | population_blank1_title = [Rural](/source/Rural_area) | population_blank1 = 613 | population_demonym = Putreño / a | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Male | demographics1_info1 = 2,054 | demographics1_title2 = Female | demographics1_info2 = 711 | timezone = [CLT](/source/Time_in_Chile){{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=9 September 2010 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713071639/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archivedate=13 July 2010 }} | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = [CLST](/source/Time_in_Chile){{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=9 September 2010 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archivedate=11 September 2007 }} | utc_offset_DST = -3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = 56 + 58 | blank_name = [Climate](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) | blank_info = [ET](/source/Tundra_climate) | website = [http://www.imputre.cl/ Official website] {{in lang|es}} | footnotes = }} '''Putre''' is a [Chile](/source/Chile)an [town](/source/List_of_towns_in_Chile) and [commune](/source/Communes_of_Chile), capital of the [Parinacota Province](/source/Parinacota_Province) in the [Arica-Parinacota Region](/source/Arica-Parinacota_Region). It is located {{convert|130|km|0|abbr=on}} east of [Arica](/source/Arica), at an altitude of {{convert|3500|m|0|abbr=on}}. The town is backdropped by [Taapaca](/source/Taapaca) volcanic complex. Putre is on the edge of the [Lauca National Park](/source/Lauca_National_Park), and is popular with visitors to the National Park wishing to acclimatise to the altitude. There is a historical [church](/source/Church_(building)) in Putre. The commune also includes the localities of Socoroma, Tignamar, Belén, Chapiquiña, [Pachama](/source/Pachama), Ancuta, Guallatiri, [Parinacota](/source/Parinacota%2C_Chile), Chucuyo and Caquena. On March 6, 2011, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake centered {{convert|110|km|0|abbr=on}} beneath Putre shook northern Chile and southern Peru, causing no injuries and only minor damage.{{cite web |accessdate=8 March 2011 |date=6 March 2011 |publisher=[Houston Chronicle](/source/Houston_Chronicle) |author=Associated Press |author-link=Associated Press |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7459884.html |title=Magnitude-6.2 earthquake shakes northern Chile}} ==Climate== {{see also|Rainy season in the Altiplano}} According to the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), Putre has an [alpine climate](/source/alpine_climate) (''ETH'') bordering on a [cool semi-arid climate](/source/cool_semi-arid_climate) (''BSk''). {{Weather box | location = Putre (1976–2009) | metric first = Y | single line = Y | width = auto | Jan high C = 14.5 | Feb high C = 14.8 | Mar high C = 15.1 | Apr high C = 16.1 | May high C = 15.6 | Jun high C = 14.8 | Jul high C = 14.2 | Aug high C = 15.2 | Sep high C = 15.7 | Oct high C = 16.1 | Nov high C = 15.9 | Dec high C = 15.4 | year high C = 15.3 | Jan low C = 3.9 | Feb low C = 3.9 | Mar low C = 3.7 | Apr low C = 3.5 | May low C = 2.5 | Jun low C = 1.4 | Jul low C = 0.7 | Aug low C = 1.9 | Sep low C = 2.2 | Oct low C = 2.5 | Nov low C = 3.1 | Dec low C = 3.2 | year low C = 2.7 | Jan mean C = 9.2 | Feb mean C = 9.4 | Mar mean C = 9.8 | Apr mean C = 9.1 | May mean C = 8.1 | Jun mean C = 7.5 | Jul mean C = 8.6 | Aug mean C = 8.9 | Sep mean C = 9.3 | Oct mean C = 9.3 | Nov mean C = 9.5 | Dec mean C = 9.3 | year mean C = 9.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 155 | Feb precipitation mm = 97 | Mar precipitation mm = 28 | Apr precipitation mm = 1 | May precipitation mm = 1 | Jun precipitation mm = 1 | Jul precipitation mm = 1 | Aug precipitation mm = 2 | Sep precipitation mm = 2 | Oct precipitation mm = 2 | Nov precipitation mm = 18 | Dec precipitation mm = 68 | year precipitation mm = | source 1 = Atlas Agroclimatico de Chile{{cite web | url = http://www.agrimed.cl/atlas/tomo1.html | title = Atlas Agroclimático de Chile–Estado Actual y Tendencias del Clima (Tomo I: Regiones de Arica Y Parinacota, Tarapacá y Antofagasta | publisher = Universidad de Chile | language = Spanish | year = 2017 | pages = 136–146 | accessdate = 9 December 2018}} | source = }} ==Demographics== According to the 2002 [census](/source/census) of the [National Statistics Institute](/source/National_Statistics_Institute_(Chile)), Putre had 1,977 inhabitants (1,345 men and 632 women). Of these, 1,235 (62.5%) lived in [urban area](/source/urban_area)s and 742 (38.5%) in [rural area](/source/rural_area)s. The population fell by 29.5% (826 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. ==Administration== As a commune, Putre is a third-level [administrative division of Chile](/source/administrative_division_of_Chile) administered by a [municipal council](/source/municipal_council), headed by a mayor ([alcalde](/source/alcalde)) who is directly elected every four years. Since August 2023 the mayor has been Javier Tito Huaylla (Ind./[UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)), who was elected by the communal council following the former mayor Maricel Gutiérrez Castro (Ind.) died in July 2023. The communal council has the following members: * Juan Manuel Muñoz Cabrera ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)) * Jeannette Huanca Huanca (Ind./[UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)) * María Aria Santos (Ind./[UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)) * Marcos Jiménez Mamani (Ind./PR) * Edie Zegarra Santos (Ind./PPD) * Herman Gutiérrez Coloma (Ind./PPD) Within the [electoral divisions of Chile](/source/electoral_divisions_of_Chile), Putre is represented in the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Chile) by Mr. Nino Baltolu ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)) and Mr. Orlando Vargas ([PPD](/source/Party_for_Democracy_(Chile))) as part of the 1st electoral district, which includes the entire [Arica and Parinacota Region](/source/Arica_and_Parinacota_Region).The commune is represented in the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Chile) by Fulvio Rossi Ciocca ([PS](/source/Socialist_Party_of_Chile)) and Jaime Orpis Bouchon (UDI) as part of the 1st senatorial constituency ([Arica and Parinacota Region](/source/Arica_and_Parinacota_Region) and [Tarapacá Region](/source/Tarapac%C3%A1_Region)). ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Communes in Arica y Parinacota Region}} Category:Capitals of Chilean provinces Category:Communes of Chile Category:Populated places in Parinacota Province Category:1580 establishments in the Spanish Empire --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Putre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putre) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putre?action=history)). 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