Alerce, Chile

Alerce
El Arryan
Town
Map
Interactive map of Alerce
CountryChile
RegionLos Lagos
ProvinceLlanquihue
ComunaPuerto Montt
Area
 • Total
797 km2 (308 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
42,267
 • Density53.0/km2 (137/sq mi)

Alerce is a Chilean town (and satellite village of Puerto Montt) in the communes of Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas in Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region.[1] It counted with a population of 42,267 people in 2017.[2]

History

The town (originally called El Arryan) was first delimited in 1863 as the third district of the Llanquihue province.[3]

In 1998, the ministry of housing and urbanism put in motion a project to make Alerce a satellite city/village of Puerto Montt,[4] with the objective of building 3000 homes in 2 years. The satellite city was inaugurated in December 2002.

Transportation

The town is connected to Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas via the V-505 route.[5]

The town counts with a train station which connects it to Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas and Llanquihue.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Alerce y sus maestros de la madera". Cruceros Skorpios (in Spanish). 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  2. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). geoarchivos.ine.cl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2025-11-03. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ "GEOGRAFÍA POLÍTICA DE CHILE" (PDF). ia801302.us.archive.org (in Spanish). Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  4. ^ Ruiz Silva, Myriam (5 November 1996). "Ciudad satélite en Alerce: la alternativa de crecimiento para Puerto Montt". El Llanquihue (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Comunidad de Alerce". Escuela Especial de Lenguaje Castillo de Palabras (in Spanish). 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  6. ^ "Alerce – EFE Trenes de Chile". www.efe.cl. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
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