Llanquihue Province
Llanquihue Province
Provincia de Llanquihue | |
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Llanquihue Lake and the Osorno Volcano | |
Location in the Los Lagos Region | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′S 72°50′W / 41.333°S 72.833°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Capital | Puerto Montt |
| Communes | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Leticia Oyarce Kruger (UDI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,876.4 km2 (5,743.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 368,127 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 232,962 |
| • Rural | 88,531 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 162,636 |
| • Women | 158,857 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 65 |
| Website | Government of Llanquihue |
Llanquihue Province (Spanish: Provincia de Llanquihue) is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). Its capital is Puerto Montt. Chile's second largest lake, Lake Llanquihue, is located in the province as well as four volcanoes: Osorno, Calbuco, Puntiagudo and Cerro Tronador.
European settlement of Llanquihue began in 1852 when Germans were encouraged to immigrate to southern Chile. A century later, a new wave of Jewish refugees came from Germany in 1945.
The region is well known for the beauty of its natural environment as well as for the food and seafood from the ports of Puerto Montt and Calbuco.