Ollagüe, Chile
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Coat of arms Map of Ollagüe in Antofagasta Region Ollagüe Location in Chile | |
| Mottoes: Ilustre Municipalidad de Ollagüe, El Loa - Chile. Soberanía, Progreso Illustrious Municipality of Ollagüe, El Loa - Chile Sovereignty, Progress | |
| Coordinates: 21°13′29″S 68°15′10″W / 21.22472°S 68.25278°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Province | El Loa |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Alcalde | Carlos Reygadas Bavestrello (UDI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,963.9 km2 (1,144.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,703 m (12,149 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 199 |
| • Density | 0.0671/km2 (0.174/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 318 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 210 |
| • Women | 108 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | (+56) 5 |
| Website | Municipalidad de Ollagüe |
Ollagüe is a Chilean frontier village and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. The village is 215 kilometres (134 mi) northeast of the city of Calama, and has a station and marshalling yard on the FCAB rail line.
The commune is in the Andean altiplano, bordering with Bolivia. It also includes the localities of Cebollar, Ascotán, Amincha, El Inca, Coska, Puquios, and Chela.
"Ollagüe" (Pronounced: oh-YA-gweh) is the Hispanicized spelling of Ullawi (Aymara ullaña to see, to look at, to watch, wi a nominalizing suffix to indicate a place, "viewpoint").