Puerto Montt
city and capital of Los Lagos Region, Chile
Puerto Montt is a Chilean city with 175,847 inhabitants (2002 census).
Puerto Montt
Meli Pulli | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Puerto Montt commune in Los Lagos Region | |
| Coordinates (city): 41°28′S 72°56′W / 41.467°S 72.933°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Llanquihue |
| Founded as | Melipulli |
| Founded | 12 February 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Rabindranath Quinteros Lara (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,673 km2 (646 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2017
Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 213,119 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 155,895 |
| • Rural | 20,043 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 87,825 |
| • Women | 88,113 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Puerto Montt |
History
changeThe actual Puerto Montt was discovered by a thick forest man who founded the city as Melipulli on 1853.
Gallery
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Monument to the German Colonization -
Skyline of Puerto Montt
References
change- ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Puerto Montt". Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 13 December 2010.
Other websites
change- Puerto Montt municipality Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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