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
The Llanquihue Lake and the Osorno Volcano, Puerto Varas
The Baumkuchen, literally translated "tree cake" or "log cake"
Ski Center
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Puerto Varas". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- 1 2 3 (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
Other websites
- Puerto Varas municipality (in Spanish)
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