Quinchao
Sign in to saveQuinchao is a Chilean commune located in Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region. The seat of government lies in the town of Achao on the island.
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- Commune
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- Quinchao
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- Location of Quinchao in the Los Lagos Region
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- Location of Quinchao in the Los Lagos Region
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- yes
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- Chile
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- 150
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- Location in Chile
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- Chile
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- Los Lagos
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- Province
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- Population
- 8088
- Area
- 157.7
- Elevation
- 4
- Official website
- www.municipalidadquinchao.cl
- Image
- Archipiélago de quinchao.jpg
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Quinchao is a Chilean commune located in Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region. The seat of government lies in the town of Achao on the island.
==Geography== The commune of Quinchao includes most of the Quinchao Island (sharing its territory with the commune of Curaco de Vélez), and it also incorporates nine nearby islands: Alao, Apia, Chaulinec and Cahuache (or Caguach), Lin-Lin, Llingua, Meulín, Quenac and Teuquelín. These islands all lie within the Gulf of Corcovado east of Chile's second largest island, Chiloé, which separates the Chiloé Archipelago from mainland Chile. The commune spans a total land area of .
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