Coyhaique

Coyhaique
Coihaique
Panoramic view of the city
Panoramic view of the city
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of the Coihaique commune in Los Aisén Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Coyhaique
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Coyhaique
Coyhaique (Chile)
Coordinates (city): 45°34′S 72°04′W / 45.567°S 72.067°W / -45.567; -72.067
CountryChile
RegionAysén
ProvinceCoyhaique
Founded asBaquedano
FoundedOctober 12, 1929
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeCarlos Gatica Villegas (PDC)
Area
 • Total7,320.5 km2 (2,826.5 sq mi)
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[3]
 • Total53,715
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Urban
44,850
 • Rural
5,191
DemonymCoyhaiquinos/as
Sex
 • Men25,453
 • Women24,588
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Postal code
5950000
Area code56 + 67
ClimateCfb
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Coyhaique (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈʝajke]), also spelled Coihaique in Patagonia, is the capital city of both the Coyhaique Province and the Aysén Region of Chile. Founded by settlers in 1929, it is a young city. Until the twentieth century, Chile showed little interest in exploiting the remote Aisén region. The Carretera Austral southern highway opened in the 1980s.

  1. ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Municipality of Coihaique" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2010.