Puerto Octay | |
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 Coat of arms  Location of Puerto Octay commune in Los Lagos Region   Puerto Octay Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (town): 40°58′S 72°54′W / 40.967°S 72.900°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Osorno |
| Founded | 22 December 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Gerardo Gunckel (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,795.7 km2 (693.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 10,236 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,403 |
| • Rural | 6,833 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 5,391 |
| • Women | 4,845 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 64 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Municipality of Puerto Octay |
Puerto Octay is a town and commune in Osorno Province located on the north shore of Llanquihue Lake in Los Lagos Region in the south of Chile. It was settled by German colonists in 1852. Puerto Octay was an important port with regular traffic to Puerto Varas before the railway opened in 1912.
- ^ "Municipality of Puerto Octay" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 November 2000. 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.