Torres del Paine, Chile

Torres del Paine



Location of the Torres del Paine commune in the Magallanes Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Torres del Paine
Location in Chile
Coordinates (seat): 51°15′33″S 72°20′42″W / 51.25917°S 72.34500°W / -51.25917; -72.34500
Country Chile
Region Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
ProvinceÚltima Esperanza
SeatCerro Castillo
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeAnahi 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
 • Density0.028/km2 (0.072/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
739
Sex
 • Men543
 • Women196
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[4])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code56 + 61
WebsiteMunicipality 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]

  1. ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Municipality of Torres del Paine" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  6. ^ 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.