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Punta Arenas is the world's southernmost city with more than 100,000 inhabitants and claims the title of southernmost city in the world, although this title is also claimed by Ushuaia in Argentina, which lies farther south but is slightly smaller than Punta Arenas.
The census of 1875 recorded 1,144 inhabitants and in 1895 the population had risen to 5,170 inhabitants, mostly concentrated in the city of Punta Arenas and its surroundings. The installation of the cattle ranches attracted people from Europe (mostly Croats, British, Swiss and Italians) and southern Chile (mostly from Chiloé Archipelago ...
This is a list of cities in Chile. ... Population 2012 census Population 2002 census Area ... Punta Arenas: 116,005: 39.03: 2,972 Magallanes:
Punta Arenas, population: 123,403), literally in Spanish: "Sandy Point", is the oldest and largest city in Southern Patagonia, at the Strait of Magellan and the capital of the Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region.
It is the ninth largest province in the country. It then had a population of 121,675 inhabitants (62,360 men and 59,315 women), giving it a population density of 3.3/km 2 (9/sq mi). Of these, 116,005 (95.3%) lived in urban areas and 5,670 (4.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 4.4% (5,164 persons). [1]
Punta Arenas is the most prominent settlement on the Strait of Magellan and the capital of the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile. It has a population of over 146,000 inhabitants (2008).
2003 Patrick with his mother at an Easter dinner. Patrick was recuperating from surgery for a knee injury suffered during his sophomore wrestling season. * * * *
Punta Arenas developed rapidly, by mid-1849 it had reached or surpassed Fuerte Bulnes in population. [30] Barter with ships allowed the settlers to be supplied with nails and tools necessary for the growing settlement. [31] By October 1851 the population of Punta Arenas had grown to 436. [31]