Purranque

Purranque



Map of Purranque commune in Los Lagos Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Purranque
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 40°55′S 73°10′W / 40.917°S 73.167°W / -40.917; -73.167
CountryChile
RegionLos Lagos
ProvinceOsorno
Villa Lo Burgos de PurranquilApril 18, 1911
Founded byTomás Burgos
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeCésar Negrón Schwerter (PS)
Area
 • Total1,458.8 km2 (563.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census)[2]
 • Total20,705
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,265
 • Rural
7,440
Sex
 • Men10,354
 • Women10,351
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 64
ClimateCfb

Purranque is a city in the Chilean Los Lagos Region, which lies on the Pan-American Highway about 65 km (40 mi) north of Puerto Montt. It is part of the Osorno Province.

  1. ^ "Municipality of Purranque" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2010.