LOS LAGOS REGION

'Región de los Lagos'

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See other Chilean regions
'Capital'	Puerto Montt
'Provinces'	Valdivia Osorno Llanquihue Chiloé Palena
'Area'   - Total	Ranked 5th 67,013.1 km²
'Population'   - 2002 Census   - Density	Ranked 4th 1,073,135 15.8 /km²
'ISO 3166-2'	CL-LL

:''This article is about the region in Chile. For the city and municipality see: Los Lagos, Chile''
'Los Lagos' (Spanish "The Lakes") is Chile's tenth administrative region from north to south. It contains Chile's second largest island, Chiloé, and the second largest lake, Lake Llanquihue. Its capital is Puerto Montt and, besides this city, its most important urban centers are Valdivia, Osorno, Castro, Ancud, La Unión, Puerto Varas and Río Bueno.

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Geography and demography

Political and administrative division

External links

Geography and demography

The region has an area of 67,013 km² and its population, according to the 2002 INE Census was 17.35, with a population density of 15.8 /km². It is bordered on the north by Araucanía Region, on the south by Aisén Region, on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the Argentine Republic (provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut).

Political and administrative division

The region is divided into five provinces:

★ Osorno

★ Llanquihue

★ Chiloé

★ Palena

★ Valdivia. In October 2007, this province will be detached to form the new Los Ríos Region.

External links

★ http://www.regiondeloslagos.cl

★ http://www.regionx.cl (Spanish)

★ Satellite view of Puerto Montt (Google maps)

★ Satellite view of the Chiloé archipielago (Google maps)

★ Satellite view of Lake Llanquihue (Google maps)

★ Satellite view of Osorno (Google maps)

★ Satellite view of Valdivia (Google maps)

★ Satellite view of Chaitén (Google maps)