Natales

Natales


Natales
Location in Chile
Coordinates (capital): 51°44′S 72°31′W / 51.733°S 72.517°W / -51.733; -72.517
Country Chile
Region Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
ProvinceÚltima Esperanza
Founded1927
CapitalPuerto Natales
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  AlcaldesaAntonieta Oyarzo Alvarado (IND)
Area
  Total
48,974.2 km2 (18,909.0 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2002 Census)
  Total
19,116
  Density0.39/km2 (1.0/sq mi)
  Rural
2,138
DemonymNatalino
Sex
  Men10,068
  Women9,048
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code61
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Natales (Spanish for "births") is a commune of the Última Esperanza Province in the Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region of extreme southern Chile. Its capital and only port city is Puerto Natales.