Guaitecas

Guaitecas
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Location of the Commune of Guaitecas in Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Guaitecas
Location in Chile
Coordinates (commune): 43°53′S 73°45′W / 43.883°S 73.750°W / -43.883; -73.750
CountryChile
RegionAysén
ProvinceAysén
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeMarcos Silva Miranda (PPD)
Area
 • Total
787.0 km2 (303.9 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[3]
 • Total
1,473
 • Density1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,411
 • Rural
128
Sex
 • Men913
 • Women626
Area code56 + 67
WebsiteMunicipality of Guaitecas

Guaitecas is Chilean commune located in Guaitecas Archipelago which are part of Aysén Province and Region. The administrative centre is Melinka, the only port and town in the wider Chonos Archipelago.

  1. ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Municipality of Guaitecas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.