Castro
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Castro | |
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.svg) Coat of arms  Map of the Commune of Castro in Los Lagos Region   Castro Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 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/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29,148 |
| • Rural | 10,218 |
| Demonym | Castreño / a |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 19,325 |
| • Women | 20,041 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 65 |
| Website | www |
Castro is a Chilean city with 39.366 inhabitants (2002 census).
History[change | change source]
Castro was discovered by the Spanish conqueror Martín Ruiz de Gamboa on 1567.
Sights[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
- ↑ "Municipality of Castro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
Other websites[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castro.
- Castro municipality (in Spanish)
- History & Legends of Castro