Panguipulli

Panguipulli
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Location of the Panguipulli commune in Los Ríos Region
Panguipulli is located in Chile
Panguipulli
Panguipulli
Location in Chile
Nickname(s): 
City of roses, Comune of the seven lakes
Motto: 
Land of Lions
Coordinates (city): 39°38′40″S 72°19′50″W / 39.64444°S 72.33056°W / -39.64444; -72.33056
CountryChile
RegionLos Ríos
ProvinceValdivia
Founded asVilla de Panguipulli
Founded1946
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeRené Aravena Riffo
Area
 • Total3,292.1 km2 (1,271.1 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total32,525
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Urban
15,888
 • Rural
17,385
Sex
 • Men17,059
 • Women16,214
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 63
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.munipangui.cl
Calle Martínez de Rozas en Panguipulli

Panguipulli (/ˌpæŋɡiˈpji/ PANG-gee-POO-yee; Mapudungun for "hill of the puma") is a city and commune in Valdivia Province, southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Panguipulli. It is located on the western edge of Panguipulli Lake, and is on a moraine in the Chilean Central Valley. Most of the commune lies on Andean mountains and valleys.

The commune is rich in hydropower resources and contains large tracts of protected areas such as national parks and nature reserves.[3]

  1. ^ "Municipality of Panguipulli" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  3. ^ Yáñez, Nancy; Molina, Raúl (2011). "Los conflictos en torno al agua: estudios de caso". Las aguas indígenas en Chile (in Spanish). LOM Ediciones. pp. 190–192.