Pargua
Pargua | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Pargua Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′32″S 73°27′41″W / 41.79222°S 73.46139°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Llanquihue |
| Commune | Calbuco |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 787 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 434 |
| • Women | 353 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 65 |
Pargua is a village in the commune of Calbuco, in Los Lagos Region of Chile.[3] 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.[4][5] There are plans to build the Chacao Channel bridge across the channel to replace the ferry.[6]
Demographics
[edit]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.[7] By 2002 the population had increased to 787, with 434 men and 353 women.[1]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Municipality of Calbuco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ 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 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Pargua: Localidad de Pargua" (PDF). Plan de Desarrollo Comunal Plan de Desarrollo Comunal Calbuco, 2009– 2013. Municipalidad Calbuco. 2009. pp. 18–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ 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 20 March 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
[edit]- "Localidad de Pargua" (PDF). Municipalidad Calbuco. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2015. detailed map of Pargua