Huachipato, Chile
Huachipato | |
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district (neighbourhood) | |
| Main entrance to Siderúrgica Huachipato Main entrance to Siderúrgica Huachipato | |
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| Country | Chile |
| Region | Biobío |
| Province | Concepción |
| Commune | Talcahuano |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 9,665 |
| • Density | 732/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 41 |
Huachipato is census district and neighbourhood in Talcahuano Commune, part of the conurbation of Greater Concepción in the Biobío Region of southern Chile.[1] It is the industrialized part of the commune supporting a steel mill and oil refinery.[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The word huachipato is a Mapuche word meaning "a trap to catch birds".[4] It may be the result of a mixture of Spanish and Mapuche, where the local name for a snare is huache or huachi.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]The district is completely urban and had a population of 9,665 as of the 2002 census with 2,415 housing units.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Because of the high cost of pig iron from the aging steel mill in Corral, the Chilean Development Corporation (CORFO) decided to support building a new steel mill in Huachipato. Compañía de Acero del Pacífico was formed[5] and began construction in 1947. The mill now named "Siderúrgica Huachipato" was completed in 1950.[6][7] From the 1960s to the 1990s the mine of El Romeral provided most of the iron to the mill.[8][9]
The same year that construction of the steel mill started, a football club, Club Deportivo Huachipato, was founded. As their initial fans were employees of the local steel company, they adopted the nickname Acereros ("Steelers").[4]
In 1966 Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) opened an oil refinery in Huachipato.[3]
The steel mill the town grew around was shut down on October 22, 2024, largely due to the inability to compete with cheaper Chinese steel prices and growing financial losses.[10]
References
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- ^ It was created with mixed ownership by CORFO, which retained a 33% interest for the government, the Autonomous Sinking Fund of Public Debt (Caja Autónoma de Amortización de la Deuda Pública) put up 14% and individual private shareholders purchased the remaining 53%. The steel mill is now run by their corporate division "CAP Acero". Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- ^ Millán 1999, p. 154
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