Puerto Octay
Puerto Octay | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates (town): 40°58′S 72°54′W / 40.967°S 72.900°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Osorno |
| Founded | 22 December 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Gerardo Gunckel (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,795.7 km2 (693.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census) | |
• Total | 10,236 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,403 |
| • Rural | 6,833 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 5,391 |
| • Women | 4,845 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 64 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Municipality of Puerto Octay |
Puerto Octay is a town and commune in Osorno Province located on the north shore of Llanquihue Lake in Los Lagos Region in the south of Chile. It was settled by German colonists in 1852. Puerto Octay was an important port with regular traffic to Puerto Varas before the railway opened in 1912.