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[[Image:Comuna Ancud.png|thumb|right|[[Los Lagos Region|Región de Los Lagos]], Chile, showing the ''comuna'' of Ancud highlighted in red within the [[Chiloé Island|island]] and [[Chiloé Province|Province of Chiloé]]]] |
[[Image:Comuna Ancud.png|thumb|right|[[Los Lagos Region|Región de Los Lagos]], Chile, showing the ''comuna'' of Ancud highlighted in red within the [[Chiloé Island|island]] and [[Chiloé Province|Province of Chiloé]]]] |
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'''Ancud''' ({{coor dm|41|52|S|73|50|W|}}) is a [[city]] in southern [[Chile]] located in the northernmost part of the [[Chiloé Island|island]] and [[Chiloé Province|province of Chiloé]], [[Los Lagos Region]] (Chile's tenth region from north to south). The municipality (''[[comuna]]'') of Ancud had a population of 39,946 according to the [[2002]] [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística|INE Census]] while the city proper had a population of 27,292. Two thirds of the population of the ''comuna'' live in urban centers while one third live in rural areas. The comuna has a surface of 1,752 km² and a population density of 15,6 and is bordered on the north, west and northeast by the [[Pacific Ocean]]; on the southeast by [[Quemchi]], and on the south by [[Dalcahue]]. |
'''Ancud''' ({{coor dm|41|52|S|73|50|W|}}) is a [[city]] in southern [[Chile]] located in the northernmost part of the [[Chiloé Island|island]] and [[Chiloé Province|province of Chiloé]], [[Los Lagos Region]] (Chile's tenth region from north to south). |
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==Geography and Demography== |
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The municipality (''[[comuna]]'') of Ancud had a population of 39,946 according to the [[2002]] [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística|INE Census]] while the city proper had a population of 27,292. Two thirds of the population of the ''comuna'' live in urban centers while one third live in rural areas. The comuna has a surface of 1,752 km² and a population density of 15,6 and is bordered on the north, west and northeast by the [[Pacific Ocean]]; on the southeast by [[Quemchi]], and on the south by [[Dalcahue]]. |
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==External links== |
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*http://www.regiondeloslagos.cl |
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*[http://local.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ancud,+Chile&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=8&ll=-42.730874,-73.416138&spn=1.997374,5.39978&t=k&iwloc=addr Satellite view of the Chiloé archipielago (Google maps)] |
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*[http://local.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ancud,+Chile&ie=UTF8&z=12&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr Satellite view of Ancud (Google maps)] |
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Revision as of 03:13, 5 November 2006
Ancud (41°52′S 73°50′W / 41.867°S 73.833°W) is a city in southern Chile located in the northernmost part of the island and province of Chiloé, Los Lagos Region (Chile's tenth region from north to south).
Geography and Demography
The municipality (comuna) of Ancud had a population of 39,946 according to the 2002 INE Census while the city proper had a population of 27,292. Two thirds of the population of the comuna live in urban centers while one third live in rural areas. The comuna has a surface of 1,752 km² and a population density of 15,6 and is bordered on the north, west and northeast by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Quemchi, and on the south by Dalcahue.
External links
- http://www.regiondeloslagos.cl
- Satellite view of the Chiloé archipielago (Google maps)
- Satellite view of Ancud (Google maps)
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