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13-405: Calbuco Island is part of the commune and contains the city of Calbuco. There are thirteen other islands in the commune: Huar, Puluqui, Chidhuapi, Tabón, Mayelhue, Lín, Quenu, Quihua, Huapi Abtao, Chaullín, Caicué o lagartija, Tautil and Queullín. The settlement of Calbuco grew out of the fort Fuerte San Miguel de Calbuco which was founded in 1603 by Francisco Hernández Ortiz-Pizarro . Calbuco

26-679: A causeway was built in 1965 to connect the island to the continent. In 1603 the Spanish under the command of Francisco Hernández Ortiz-Pizarrro established a fort on the island to protect their settlements in the Gulf of Ancud. This Los Lagos Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an island is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Los Lagos Region Los Lagos Region ( Spanish : Región de Los Lagos pronounced [los ˈlaɣos] , lit. 'Region of

39-621: A population density of 16.9 /km². The Región de Los Lagos has seventeen towns according to the 2017 census, of which eleven have more than 10000 inhabitants each. The region, in general, has a natural vegetation of Valdivian temperate rain forest . The coastal part, except for the south of the Chiloé Island , has a temperate climate with cold winter rain. To the south, the climate is characterized by constant rain and not having dry seasons. Protected areas include 7 national parks, 2 private-owned parks and 2 natural monuments. The region

52-550: Is Rubén Cárdenas Gómez ( PRSD ), and the council has the following members: Within the electoral divisions of Chile , Calbuco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marisol Turres ( UDI ) and Patricio Vallespín ( PDC ) as part of the 57th electoral district, together with Puerto Montt , Cochamó and Maullín . The commune is represented in the Senate by Camilo Escalona Medina ( PS ) and Carlos Kuschel Silva ( RN ) as part of

65-478: Is bordered on the north by Los Ríos Region , on the south by Aisén Region , on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by Argentina (provinces of Neuquén , Río Negro and Chubut ). Wild environments can be seen along the coastal area, such as Caleta Zorra . The region has an area of 48,585 km (18,759 sq mi) and its population, according to the 2017 INE Census was 823,204, with

78-623: Is considered part of Patagonia . Historically, the Huilliche have called this territory between Bueno River and Reloncaví Sound Futahuillimapu , meaning "great land of the south". The region hosts Monte Verde , one of the oldest archaeological sites of the Americas. The largest indigenous group of the region are the Huilliche who lived in the area before the arrival of the Spanish. The Spanish crown settled Chiloé Archipelago in 1567 while

91-424: The 17th senatorial constituency (Los Lagos Region). 41°46′S 73°08′W  /  41.767°S 73.133°W  / -41.767; -73.133 Calbuco Island Calbuco Island (also Caicaén Island ) is an island in the commune of Calbuco , Llanquihue Province , Los Lagos Region , Chile . The city of Calbuco is on the island. The island was separated from the mainland by Calbuco Channel , but

104-491: The 1992 and 2002 censuses. Besides the town of Calbuco, Calbuco Comuna is also home to the settlements of: Pargua , Puluqui Island, San Rafael and Texas . The town of San Rafael is across the estuary from the town of Calbuco. Texas was a refugee camp built after the 1960 earthquake on the outskirts of San Rafael; it has become semi-permanent. Pargua is the ferry port and gateway to the Chiloé Archipelago and

117-460: The Lakes') is one of Chile's 16 regions , which are first order administrative divisions , and comprises four provinces: Chiloé , Llanquihue , Osorno and Palena . The region contains the country's second-largest island, Chiloé , and the second-largest lake, Llanquihue . Its capital is Puerto Montt ; other important cities include Osorno , Castro , Ancud , and Puerto Varas . Los Lagos Region

130-419: The big island of Chiloé . Pargua was considered rural until the 2002 census, and the 800+ people on Puluqui Island are still denominated as "rural" although clustered around the bay where the daily barge docks. Calbuco Comuna is divided into twenty districts. Calbuco is the most populous with the highest population density, while Río Tambor is the largest at 141.1 square kilometres (54.5 sq mi) and has

143-401: The lowest density. Alfaro, Quenu, Puluqui, Challahue, Machildad, Chucahua, Quetrolauquén, Aguantao, Huayún and Río Tambor are more sparsely populated, further away from the towns of Calbuco and San Rafael. As a commune , Calbuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council , headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The alcalde

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156-565: The rest of the region begun to be slowly colonized by non-indigenous people only in the late 18th century. In the 1850s Germans arrived to colonize the shores of Llanquihue Lake under a Chilean state-sponsored program. Los Lagos Region economy is dominated by the service sector but based in fishing , salmon aquaculture , forestry and cattle farming. Tourism is economically important in The Andes where ski resorts , hot springs and recreational fishing are popular offers. The region

169-608: Was the capital of Calbuco Department, Chiloé between 1834 and 1855, and of Carelmapu Department between 1855 and 1928. It was capital of Calbuco Department, Llanquihue between 1937 and 1975. According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , Calbuco spans an area of 590.8 km (228 sq mi) and has 31,070 inhabitants (15,906 men and 15,164 women). Of these, 12,165 (39.2%) lived in urban areas and 18,905 (60.8%) in rural areas . The population grew by 15% (4,043 persons) between

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