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Calbuco | |
|---|---|
 San Miguel Arcangel de Calbuco | |
  Calbuco Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 41°46′S 73°08′W / 41.767°S 73.133°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Llanquihue |
| Founded as | Fuerte San Miguel de Calbuco |
| Founded | May, 1603 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Rubén Cárdenas Gómez (PRSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 590.8 km2 (228.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 32,963 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12,165 |
| • Rural | 18,905 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 15,906 |
| • Women | 15,164 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 65 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Municipality of Calbuco |
Calbuco is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Calbuco. Administratively Calbuco belongs to the Llanquihue Province of Los Lagos Region. The origin of the city was the Spanish Fort Calbuco founded in 1603, and became later an important fish market. The archaeological site of Monte Verde lies within the commune.
Calbuco Island is part of the commune and contains the city of Calbuco. There are thirteen other islands in the commune: Huar, Puluqui, Chidhuapi, Tabón, Mayelhue, Lín, Quenu, Quihua, Huapi Abtao, Chaullín, Caicué o lagartija, Tautil and Queullín.[3]
- ^ "Municipality of Calbuco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "Caracterización de la Comuna" (PDF). Plan de Desarrollo Comunal Plan de Desarrollo Comunal Calbuco, 2009– 2013. Municipalidad Calbuco. 2009. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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