Quellón, Chile
commune in Chiloé, Chile
Quellón is a commune, city and port of Chile. According to the Chilean census on 2002, Quellón has an area of 3,244 square kilometres (1,253 sq mi) and 21,823 inhabitants.
Quellón | |
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View of Quellón | |
![]() Location of the Quellón commune in Los Lagos Region | |
Coordinates (city): 43°5′57″S 73°35′46″W / 43.09917°S 73.59611°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Los Lagos |
Province | Chiloé |
Founded as | Llauquil |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Iván Haro Uribe (RN) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 21,823 |
• Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
• Urban | 13,656 |
• Rural | 8,167 |
Sex | |
• Men | 11,595 |
• Women | 10,228 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
Area code | 56 + 65 |
Website | Municipality of Quellón |
Etymology
The name of this city comes from the Mapudungun term külon, it means Maqui in Spanish.
History
It was founded on 1905 by the distilling company Quellón who extracted Alcohol from the forest trees.
This city is the most important port in Chiloé Island because there are industries dedicated to the salmon industry and the extraction of marine products from the sea.
Gallery
- Coat of arms
- Quellón downtown
References
Other websites
- Municipality of Quellón (in Spanish)
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