Caleta Tumbes is a town (Spanish: pueblo) and fishermen cove in Biobío Region, Chile. It belongs to the commune of Talcahuano and is administered by the municipal government of that city.
Caleta Tumbes | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 36°38′23.21″S 73°5′37.76″W / 36.6397806°S 73.0938222°W | |
| Region | Biobío |
| Province | Concepción |
| Municipality | Talcahuano |
| Commune | Talcahuano |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Alcalde | Henry Campos (UDI) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2017[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,880 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 945 |
| • Women | 935 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (Chilean Standard) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (Chilean Daylight) |
| Area code | Country + town = 56 + 41 |
| Climate | Csbn |
The town was badly hit by the 2010 tsunami which killed two persons in it and destroyed 40 houses.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caceríos 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ EVALUACIÓN DE LA VULNERABILIDAD SOCIAL POS-TSUNAMI 2010 EN CALETA TUMBES (CHILE). A TRAVÉS DEL MODELO “PRESIÓN Y DESCOMPRESIÓN”
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