Puerto Montt facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Puerto Montt
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Location of the Puerto Montt commune in Los Lagos Region
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| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Los Lagos | ||
| Province | Llanquihue | ||
| Founded as | Melipulli | ||
| Founded | 12 February 1853 | ||
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| • Type | Municipality | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,673 km2 (646 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||
| Population
(2002 Census)
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| • Total | 175,938 | ||
| • Density | 105.16/km2 (272.37/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 155,895 | ||
| • Rural | 20,043 | ||
| Sex | |||
| • Men | 87,825 | ||
| • Women | 88,113 | ||
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) | ||
| Area code(s) | 56 + | ||
| Website | Municipality of Puerto Montt | ||
Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago. The commune spans an area of 1,673 km2 (646 sq mi) and has a population of 245,902 in 2017. It is bounded by the communes of Puerto Varas to the north, Cochamó to the east and southeast, Calbuco to the southwest and Maullín and Los Muermos to the west.
Founded as late as 1853 during the German colonization of southern Chile, Puerto Montt soon outgrew older neighboring cities due to its strategic position at the southern end of the Chilean Central Valley being a gateway city into Chiloé Archipelago, Llanquihue and Nahuel Huapi lakes and Western Patagonia.
Puerto Montt has gained renown and grown significantly due to the rise of Chile as the second largest salmon producer of the world during the 1990s and 2000s. However, the Chilean salmon aquaculture crisis of the late 2000s resulted at least temporarily in severe unemployment and exposed weaknesses in the local economy. The city's cultural heritage mixes elements of Chiloé culture with German heritage although the city has attracted a significant number of newcomers from all over Chile in the last 30 years due to employment opportunities.
History
The actual Puerto Montt was discovered by a thick forest man who founded the city as Melipulli on 1853.
Images for kids
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The city of Puerto Montt in 1862.
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Angelmó.
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Chinquihue Stadium.
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View of Puerto Montt's sea-side downtown in foreground and Osorno volcano in the background.
See also
In Spanish: Puerto Montt para niños
