Panguipulli
Panguipulli | |
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Flag Coat of arms Location of the Panguipulli commune in Los Ríos Region Panguipulli Location in Chile | |
| Nicknames: City of roses, Comune of the seven lakes | |
| Motto: Land of Lions | |
| Coordinates (city): 39°38′40″S 72°19′50″W / 39.64444°S 72.33056°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Ríos |
| Province | Valdivia |
| Founded as | Villa de Panguipulli |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | René Aravena Riffo |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,292.1 km2 (1,271.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 32,525 |
| • Density | 9.8797/km2 (25.588/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15,888 |
| • Rural | 17,385 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 17,059 |
| • Women | 16,214 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 63 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www |
Panguipulli (/ˌpæŋɡiˈpuːji/ PANG-gee-POO-yee; Mapudungun for "hill of the puma") is a city and commune in Valdivia Province, southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Panguipulli. It is located on the western edge of Panguipulli Lake, and is on a moraine in the Chilean Central Valley. Most of the commune lies on Andean mountains and valleys.
The commune is rich in hydropower resources and contains large tracts of protected areas such as national parks and nature reserves.