Torres del Paine | |
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 Location of the Torres del Paine commune in the Magallanes Region   Torres del Paine Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (seat): 51°15′33″S 72°20′42″W / 51.25917°S 72.34500°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Magallanes y Antártica Chilena |
| Province | Última Esperanza |
| Seat | Cerro Castillo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Anahi Cardenas Rodríguez (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,469.7 km2 (2,498.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 180 |
| • Density | 0.028/km2 (0.072/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 739 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 543 |
| • Women | 196 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
| Area code | 56 + 61 |
| Website | Municipality of Torres del Paine |
Torres del Paine is a Chilean commune located in the inland of Última Esperanza Province and Magallanes Region. The commune is administered by the municipality in Cerro Castillo, the major settlement in the commune. Torres del Paine National Park lies within the commune. Paine means "blue" in the native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language and is pronounced PIE-nay.[6]
- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of Torres del Paine" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ Abraham, Rudolf (2011). Torres del Paine: Trekking in Chile's Premier National Park. Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-84965-356-5. Retrieved 4 August 2015.