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]

Pargua
village
Pargua is located in Chile
Pargua
Pargua
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 41°47′32″S 73°27′41″W / 41.79222°S 73.46139°W / -41.79222; -73.46139
CountryChile
RegionLos Lagos
ProvinceLlanquihue
CommuneCalbuco
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2002 Census)[1]
 • Total787
Sex
 • Men434
 • Women353
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 65

Demographics

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Municipality of Calbuco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  3. ^ Pargua (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ Sola, Marcelo (2015). "Crossing Chacao Channel to get to Chiloé". InterPatagonia. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
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41°47′32″S 73°27′36″W / 41.79222°S 73.46000°W / -41.79222; -73.46000