Pargua
| Pargua | ||
|---|---|---|
| village | ||
| ||
| Coordinates: 41°47′32″S 73°27′41″W / 41.79222°S 73.46139°W | ||
| Country | Chile | |
| Region | Los Lagos | |
| Province | Llanquihue | |
| Comuna | Calbuco | |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) | |
| Population (2002 Census)[1] | ||
| • Total | 787 | |
| Sex[1] | ||
| • Men | 434 | |
| • Women | 353 | |
| Time zone | CLT (UTC−4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) | |
| Area code(s) | 56 + 65 | |
Pargua is a village in Calbuco Comuna, in Los Lagos Region of Chile.[2] It is located on the northeast side of the Chacao Channel. Pargua is on Route 5 (Ruta 5 Sur) and a ferry connects the village with the village of Chacao, Ancud Comuna at the northern end of Chiloé Island.[3][4] There are plans to build the Chacao Channel bridge across the channel to replace the ferry.[5]
Demographics
In the 1992 census Pargua was recorded with a population of 466, 244 men and 222 women, with more than half the population being under the age of fourteen.[6] By 2002 the population had increased to 787, with 434 men and 353 women.[1]
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 "Censo 2002: Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2005. p. 224. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2014.
- ↑ Pargua (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ Sola, Marcelo (2015). "Crossing Chacao Channel to get to Chiloé". InterPatagonia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Pargua: Localidad de Pargua" (PDF). Plan de Desarrollo Comunal Plan de Desarrollo Comunal Calbuco, 2009– 2013. Municipalidad Calbuco. 2009. pp. 18–21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2012.
- ↑ Barahona, Rolando Castillo (6 March 2015). "Puente Colgante Sobre el Canal de Chacao Será el más Largo de Chile y de América Latina". Universidad de Costa Rica. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Censo 1992: Segunda Parte: Poblacion y Viviendas Segun Entidad Poblada: Ciudades, Pueblos y Aldeas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. p. 108. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2007.
External links
- "Localidad de Pargua" (PDF). Municipalidad Calbuco. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2015. detailed map of Pargua
Coordinates: 41°46′S 73°08′W / 41.767°S 73.133°W
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