Punta Arenas
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| Punta Arenas Magallanes |
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| Coordinates (city): 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°WCoordinates: 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W | |||
| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena Region | ||
| Province | Magallanes | ||
| Founded as | Punta Arenas | ||
| Foundation | 18 December 1848 | ||
| Government[1] [2] | |||
| • Type | Municipality | ||
| • Alcalde | Vladimiro Mimica Carcamo (Ind.) | ||
| Area[3] | |||
| • Total | 17,846.3 km2 (6,890.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |||
| • Total | 119,496 | ||
| • Density | 6.69584/km2 (17.34215/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 116,005 | ||
| • Rural | 3,491 | ||
| Sex[3] | |||
| • Men | 60,616 | ||
| • Women | 58,880 | ||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC−4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) | ||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 61 | ||
| Website | Municipality of Punta Arenas | ||
Punta Arenas (lit. Sandy Point) is the capital of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region and the largest city in the region. It has the 1% (about 124246 people) of the total population. It is located at comuna (municipality) of Magallanes, and geographically at Brunswich Peninsula (53° 10' S 70° 56'W).
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Punta Arenas
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Punta Arenas at north shore of strait of Magallanes
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Strait of Magallanes at Punta Arenas
References [change]
- ↑ (Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". http://www.puntaarenas.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ (Spanish) "Municipality of Punta Arenas". http://www.puntaarenas.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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