Cabo de Hornos, Chile

Comuna de Cabo de Hornos
Comuna de Cabo de Hornos
Comuna de Cabo de Hornos, Chile
Puerto Williams, seat of the commune of Cabo de Hornos
Puerto Williams, seat of the commune of Cabo de Hornos
Flag
Coat of arms
Map of Cabo de Hornos commune in Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Comuna de Cabo de Hornos
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 54°56′S 67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617
Country Chile
Region Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
ProvinceAntártica Chilena
Founded asNavarino
FoundationDecember 30, 1927
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldePatricio Fernández (DC)
Area
 • Total
15,853.7 km2 (6,121.1 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2017 Census)[4]
 • Total
2,262
 • Density0.14/km2 (0.37/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,952
 • Rural
310
Sex
 • Men1,403
 • Women859
Area code56 + 61
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)
Cabo de Hornos Municipality in Puerto Williams.

Cabo de Hornos (Cape Horn) is a Chilean commune located in the south of Tierra del Fuego archipelago, in Antártica Province, Magallanes Region. The municipality of Cabo de Hornos, located in the town of Puerto Williams, also administers the Antártica commune. It is named for Cabo de Hornos, or "Cape Horn", the southern tip of South America.

  1. ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Municipality of Cabo de Hornos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  4. ^ a b "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2010.