Riñihue, Chile

Riñihue
hamlet
Region	Los Ríos
Province	Valdivia
Municipalidad	Panguipulli
Comuna	Panguipulli
Government
• Type	Municipalidad
• Alcalde	Simón Mansilla Roa
Population (2002 census )
• Total	243
Time zone	Chilean Standard (UTC−04:00)
• Summer (DST)	Chilean Daylight (UTC−03:00)
Area code(s)	Country + town = 56 + 43

Riñihue (Spanish pronunciation: [riˈɲiwe]) is a hamlet (Spanish: caserío) in Los Lagos, Chile. It is located south of the Tralcán Mount in the west side of Riñihue Lake. In early 20th century Riñihue grew out as a settlement due to the exploitation of wood in Riñihue Lake. Riñihue was the first Chilean lakeshore settlement to be reached by the railroad. The hamlet is known for being flooded during the Riñihuazo.

Railway stations in Southern Chile

Main line	Temuco Pitrufquén Gorbea Lastarria Loncoche Lanco Máfil Antilhue Los Lagos Reumén Paillaco Pichirropulli Los Conales La Unión Osorno Puerto Montt

Ramal Valdivia–Antilhue	Antilhue Pishuinco Huellelhue Valdivia

Ramal Los Lagos–Riñihue	Los Lagos Folilco Riñihue

Coordinates: 39°49′S 72°27′W / 39.817°S 72.450°W / -39.817; -72.450

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