Puyehue | |
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 Location of Puyehue communes in Los Lagos Region   Puyehue Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′S 72°36′W / 40.683°S 72.600°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Osorno |
| Founded | November 5, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Maria Jimena Núñez Morales (RN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,597.9 km2 (617.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,368 |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,932 |
| • Rural | 7,436 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 6,008 |
| • Women | 5,360 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Puyehue |
Puyehue (Spanish pronunciation: [puˈʝewe]) is a commune in Chile located in Osorno Province of Los Lagos Region. It is bordered to the south by Rupanco Lake, to the east by the Andes and Argentina, to the north by Puyehue Lake and to the west by Osorno commune. Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass that links the Los Lagos Region to Argentina lies in the eastern tip of the commune. The comune is administered by Entre Lagos, the main town in Puyehue.
- ^ "Municipality of Puyehue" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.