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Ancud (41°52′S 73°50′W / 41.867°S 73.833°W / -41.867; -73.833) is a city in southern Chile located in the northernmost part of the island and province of Chiloé, in Los Lagos Region (Chile's tenth region from north to south).

Geography and Demography

The population of the municipality comuna of Ancud was 39,946 according to the 2002 INE Census while that of the city proper amounted to 27,292 people. Two thirds of the population of the comuna live in urban centers while one third live in rural areas. The comuna has a surface of 1,752 km² and a population density of 22,8 and is bordered on the north, west and northeast by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Quemchi, and on the south by Dalcahue.

History

Between 1767 and 1982 Ancud was the capital of the province of Chiloé and in 1840 became the see of a Catholic diocese.

External links

Information on tourism in pinguineras of Puñihuil and the environs of Ancud [http://http://excursionespuertomontt.blogspot.com/

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 *[http://local.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ancud,+Chile&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=8&ll=-42.730874,-73.416138&spn=1.997374,5.39978&t=k&iwloc=addr Satellite view of the Chiloé archipielago (Google maps)]
 *[http://local.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ancud,+Chile&ie=UTF8&z=12&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr Satellite view of Ancud (Google maps)]
+Information on tourism in pinguineras of Puñihuil and the environs of Ancud [http://http://excursionespuertomontt.blogspot.com/
 ==See also==