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Torres del Paine, Chile
Commune in Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Chilean commune. For the national park in Chile, see Torres del Paine National Park. For the mountain range, see Cordillera Paine.
Torres del Paine is a Chilean commune located in the inland of Última Esperanza Province and Magallanes Region. The commune is administered by the municipality in Cerro Castillo, the major settlement in the commune. Torres del Paine National Park lies within the commune. Paine means "blue" in the native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language and is pronounced PIE-nay.[6]
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Coordinates (seat): 51°15′33″S 72°20′42″W | |
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Region | ![]() |
Province | Última Esperanza |
Seat | Cerro Castillo |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Anahi Cardenas Rodríguez (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,469.7 km2 (2,498.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 180 |
• Density | 0.028/km2 (0.072/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0 |
• Rural | 739 |
Sex | |
• Men | 543 |
• Women | 196 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
Area code | 56 + 61 |
Website | Municipality of Torres del Paine |
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