Puyehue () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in
Chile
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located in
Osorno Province
Osorno Province ( es, Provincia de Osorno) is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). The province has an area of and a population of 221,496 distributed across seven communes ( Spanish: ''comunas''). The provi ...
of
Los Lagos Region
Los Lagos Region ( es, Región de Los Lagos , ''Region of 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 ...
. It is bordered to the south by
Rupanco Lake
Rupanco Lake is located in Los Lagos Region of Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long an ...
, to the east by the
Andes
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and
Argentina
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, to the north by
Puyehue Lake
Puyehue Lake (), ( Mapudungun: ''puye'', "small fish" and ''hue'', "place") is an Andean piedmont lake on the border of Los Lagos Region with Los Ríos Region of Chile.
Puyehue is a lake of glacial origin. Several times during the Pleistocene gla ...
and to the west by
Osorno commune.
Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass
Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass ( es, Paso Cardenal Antonio Samoré) is one of the main mountain passes through the southern Andes along the border between Argentina and Chile.
Together with Paso Libertadores, it is one of the easiest of the Argent ...
that links the
Los Lagos Region
Los Lagos Region ( es, Región de Los Lagos , ''Region of 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 ...
to Argentina lies in the eastern tip of the commune. The comune is administered by
Entre Lagos
Entre Lagos is the main town of Puyehue commune in Osorno Province of Los Lagos Region, Chile. It is east of Osorno, next to the entrance of the Pilmaiquén River at the western end of Puyehue Lake. It is the only town of any size on the lake.
...
, the main town in Puyehue.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
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, Puyehue spans an area of and has 11,368 inhabitants (6,008 men and 5,360 women). Of these, 3,932 (34.6%) lived in
urban area
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s and 7,436 (65.4%) in
rural area
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s. The population grew by 1.4% (161 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Puyehue is a third-level
administrative division of Chile
The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state. State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law.
...
administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde
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who is directly elected every four years.
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
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* To elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, Chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies.
* To elect members of ...
, Puyehue is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by Fidel Espinoza (
PS) and Carlos Recondo (
UDI Udi may refer to:
Places
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People
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...
) as part of the 56th electoral district, together with
Río Negro,
Purranque
Purranque is a city in the Chilean Los Lagos Region, which lies on the Pan-American Highway about north of Puerto Montt. It is part of the Osorno Province.
History
The first ethnically identifiable inhabitants of the area were Huilliches, an ind ...
,
Puerto Octay
Puerto Octay is a town and commune in Osorno Province located on the north shore of Llanquihue Lake in Los Lagos Region in the south of Chile. It was settled by German colonists in 1852. Puerto Octay was an important port with regular traffic ...
,
Fresia,
Frutillar
Frutillar is a city and commune located in southern Chile, Chilean Patagonia, in Llanquihue Province, within the Los Lagos Region, the lake district. The bay of Frutillar is placed on the banks of Lake Llanquihue, the largest lake entirely within ...
,
Llanquihue,
Puerto Varas
Puerto Varas, also known as "La ciudad de las rosas" or “the city of roses”, is a city and commune located in the southern Chilean province of Llanquihue, in the Los Lagos Region.
The city is famous for its German traditions, its natural env ...
and
Los Muermos
Los Muermos is a city and commune in Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region in southern Chile.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Los Muermos spans an area of and has 16,964 inhabitants (8,939 men and 8 ...
. The commune is represented in the
Senate
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by Camilo Escalona Medina (PS) and Carlos Kuschel Silva (
RN) as part of the 17th senatorial constituency (Los Lagos Region).
References
External links
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Municipality of Puyehue
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Communes of Chile
Geography of Los Lagos Region
1971 establishments in Chile