Quellón, Chile
Quellón is a commune, city and port of Chile. According to the Chilean census on 2002, Quellón has an area of 3,244 square kilometres (1,253 sq mi) and 21,823 inhabitants.
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Quellón commune in Los Lagos Region | |
| Coordinates (city): 43°5′57″S 73°35′46″W / 43.09917°S 73.59611°WCoordinates: 43°5′57″S 73°35′46″W / 43.09917°S 73.59611°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Chiloé |
| Founded as | Llauquil |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Iván Haro Uribe (RN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 21,823 |
| • Density | 6.7272/km2 (17.4233/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,656 |
| • Rural | 8,167 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 11,595 |
| • Women | 10,228 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Website | Municipality of Quellón |
Etymology
The name of this city comes from the Mapudungun term külon, it means Maqui in Spanish.
History
It was founded on 1905 by the distilling company Quellón who extracted Alcohol from the forest trees.
This city is the most important port in Chiloé Island because there are industries dedicated to the salmon industry and the extraction of marine products from the sea.
Gallery
Coat of arms
Quellón downtown
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Quellón". Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 27 January 2010.
Other websites
- Municipality of Quellón (in Spanish)
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