Puerto Cisnes

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Puerto Cisnes

Total population

2,558

Coordinates-44.73°, -72.68°

Demographic figures from INE Chile. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Puerto Cisnes is a town and seaport in Cisnes commune, Aysén Province, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region in the Chilean Patagonia. The town is on the Puyuhuapi Channel at the outflow of Cisnes River. The town is located in the northwestern portion of the Aysén Region, an area that includes numerous islands, fjords and channels. The major island is Magdalena Island, which contains the national park that bears its name. Queulat National Park straddles the border between this commune and Lago Verde. Much of the commune area is covered with a lush vegetation and is divided by the Moraleda Channel. The main mountain of the area is Melimoyu volcano.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.