Castro
Castro is a Chilean city with 39.366 inhabitants (2002 census).
.svg) Coat of arms  Map of the Commune of Castro in Los Lagos Region | |
| Coordinates (city): 42°28′S 73°48′W / 42.467°S 73.800°WCoordinates: 42°28′S 73°48′W / 42.467°S 73.800°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Chiloé |
| Founded as | Santiago de Castro |
| Founded | 12 February 1567 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Nelson Águila Serpa (DC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 427.5 km2 (165.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 41,667 |
| • Density | 97.467/km2 (252.44/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29,148 |
| • Rural | 10,218 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 19,325 |
| • Women | 20,041 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Website | www |
History
Castro was discovered by the Spanish conqueror Martín Ruiz de Gamboa on 1567.
Sights
Castro is well known for its palafitos, traditional wooden stilt houses that are common on the Chiloé Island. Some of them are preserved in the west of the town in a bay named Fiordo de Castro.
In Gamboa, there is also an interesting wooden chapel.
References
- ↑ "Municipality of Castro" (in español). Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "National Statistics Institute" (in español). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
Other websites
- Castro municipality (in Spanish)
- History & Legends of Castro