Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt is a Chilean city with 175,847 inhabitants (2002 census).
Meli Pulli | |
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Coordinates (city): 41°28′S 72°56′W / 41.467°S 72.933°WCoordinates: 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 | 127.39/km2 (329.93/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) |
Website | Municipality of Puerto Montt |
History
The actual Puerto Montt was discovered by a thick forest man who founded the city as Melipulli on 1853.
Gallery
Monument to the German Colonization
References
- ↑ (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
- Puerto Montt municipality Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)