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Los Lagos Region
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| See other Chilean regions | |
| Capital | Puerto Montt |
| Provinces | Valdivia |
| Area - Total |
Ranked 5th 67,013.1 km² |
| Population |
Ranked 4th 1,073,135 |
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-LL |
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, Osorno, Castro, Ancud and Puerto Varas.
The region has an area of 67,013 km² and its population, according to the 2002 INE Census was 1,073,135, 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).
The region is divided into four provinces:
In 2007 Valdivia Province, the fifth province of Los Lagos left and formed Los Ríos Region.
- 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)
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