Villa Tehuelches is a

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(pop. 151) and

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of the commune ( es, comuna) of Laguna Blanca in the Magallanes Province,

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. This area of

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s ( qu,

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) is suitable for livestock and the breeding of

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.Villa Tehuelches

History

The

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was created on 30 December 1927 with the name of Morro Chico, renaming reformulation of borders, of agreement, Decree No. 2868, 26.10.1979.

Community activities

Offers educational services, which is taught in school, "Diego Portales", whose director is ''Doris Montiel Quedimán'', who also administers the internship for students coming from different sectors, both of Laguna Blanca as other municipalities and provinces (Punta Arenas, Río Verde, Chile, Puerto Aysén, Puerto Natales) Also enjoy access to emergency health care through a first aid post, which is in charge of university nurse ''Patricia Obilinovic'' Finally, the order and security of the township lies in the

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station in Villa Tehuelches, whose Chief Officer checkpoint is ''Osvaldo Ferreira.''

References

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MapVilla Tehuelche
{{coord missing, Chile Port settlements in Chile Populated places in Magallanes Province