Puqueldón

Puqueldón
Puqueldón
Commune
	; ; Location of Puqueldón commune in Los Lagos Region Puqueldón Location in Chile
	Coordinates (commune): 42°35′S 73°38′W / 42.583°S 73.633°W
Country	Chile
Region	Los Lagos
Province	Chiloé
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Pedro Montecinos Montiel (Ind)
Area
• Total	97.3 km2 (37.6 sq mi)
Population (2012 Census)
• Total	4,023
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	0
• Rural	4,160
Sex
• Men	2,006
• Women	2,154
Area code	56 + 65
Website	Municipality of Puqueldón

Puqueldón is Chilean commune in Chiloé Archipelago which is part of Chiloé Province and Los Lagos Region. The commune is located on Lemuy Island and consists of eight villages the biggest of which is Puqueldón. Puqueldón was one of the towns to receive the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations scholarship in 2002.

History

Puqueldón which gained town ("Villa") status at the end of the 18th century was mentioned as Pucolón in a document written in 1776.

Spaniards and 74 natives. In the colonial period Puqueldón was under military government and had 4 towns of which Ichuac had the greatest population. Finally, in 1826, it became a department of Chiloé

. By 1924 the town had a chapel, town square, post office and telegraph services, a civil registry and public schools. The present church at Plaza de Armas was built in 1940.

Architecture

As in the rest of the archipelago, the population of Puqueldón were inspired by a deep religious faith and built 8

mausoleums

.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Puqueldón spans an area of 97.3 km² (38 sq mi) and has 4,160 inhabitants (2,006 men and 2,154 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population fell by 2.1% (88 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[2]

Administration

As a commune, Puqueldón is a third-level

Ind.).^[1]

Within the

PDC) and Alejandro Santana (RN) as part of the 58th electoral district, together with Castro, Ancud, Quemchi, Dalcahue, Curaco de Vélez, Quinchao, Chonchi, Queilén, Quellón, Chaitén, Hualaihué, Futaleufú and Palena. The commune is represented in the Senate by Camilo Escalona Medina (PS

) and Carlos Kuschel Silva (RN) as part of the 17th senatorial constituency (Los Lagos Region).

Calle J.M. Carrera is the main street of the village of Puqueldón
School in the village of Puqueldón
Ferry from Lemuy Island to Chiloé Island
Plaza de Armas in the village of Puqueldón in 2008

References

^ ^a ^b "Municipality of Puqueldón" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
^ Juan Mancilla Pérez: Pueblos de Chiloé, p. 54. Castro 2008

External links

(in Spanish) Municipality of Puqueldón

[Official-1] "Municipality of Puqueldón" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2011.

[INE-2] "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.

[3] Juan Mancilla Pérez: Pueblos de Chiloé, p. 54. Castro 2008

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