Puerto Varas
Puerto Varas | |
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.jpg) View of Puerto Varas with Osorno Volcano and Llanquihue Lake in the background. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Puerto Varas commune in Los Lagos Region | |
| Coordinates: 41°19′04″S 72°58′58″W / 41.3178°S 72.9827°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Llanquihue |
| Founded as | Puerto Varas |
| Founded | 12 February 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | ALVARO BERGER SCHMIDT (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,064.9 km2 (1,569.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 32,912 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24,309 |
| • Rural | 8,603 |
| Demonym | Puertovarino |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 16,645 |
| • Women | 16,267 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 65 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Puerto Varas is a city and commune of Chile with 32.912 inhabitants according with the INE census of 2002.
Gallery
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The Llanquihue Lake and the Osorno Volcano, Puerto Varas -
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The Baumkuchen, literally translated "tree cake" or "log cake" -
References
[change | change source]- ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Puerto Varas". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Puerto Varas municipality (in Spanish)
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