Punta Arenas
Chilean city beside the Strait of Magellan
Punta Arenas (lit. Sandy Point) is the capital of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region and the largest city in the region. It has the 1% (about 124246 people) of the total population. It is located at comuna (municipality) of Magallanes, and geographically at Brunswich Peninsula (53° 10' S 70° 56'W).
Punta Arenas
Sandy Point, Magallanes | |
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![]() Montage of Punta Arenas | |
Coordinates (city): 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W | |
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Region | ![]() |
Province | Magallanes |
Founded as | Punta Arenas |
Foundation | 18 December 1848 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Claudio Radonich (National Renewal) |
Area | |
• Total | 17,846.3 km2 (6,890.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 127,454 |
• Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
• Urban | 116,005 |
• Rural | 3,491 |
Demonym | Puntarenian |
Sex | |
• Men | 60,616 (2002) |
• Women | 58,880 (2002) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
Area code | 56 + 61 |
Climate | Cfc |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Images
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Punta Arenas
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Punta Arenas at north shore of strait of Magallanes
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Strait of Magallanes at Punta Arenas
References
change- ↑ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "Municipality of Punta Arenas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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