O'Higgins, Chile

O'Higgins



O'Higgins
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 48°28′S 72°34′W / 48.467°S 72.567°W / -48.467; -72.567
CountryChile
RegionAisén
ProvinceCapitán Prat
SeatVilla O'Higgins
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeRoberto Guillermo Recabal Cárcamo (Ind)
Area
 • Total
8,182.5 km2 (3,159.3 sq mi)
Elevation
269 m (883 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)
 • Total
540
 • Density0.066/km2 (0.17/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
463
Sex
 • Men277
 • Women186
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (CLST)
Area code56 + 67

O'Higgins is a Chilean commune in Capitán Prat Province, located around O'Higgins Lake in the south east of Aisén Region. The commune is administered by the municipality in Villa O'Higgins, the principal settlement.

O'Higgins contains 4,338—or 28.5%—of Aysén Region's 15,240 ha of Sphagnum bogs.