Official Name: | Hornopirén |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Los Lagos |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Palena |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipalidad |
Subdivision Name2: | Hualaihué |
Subdivision Type3: | Comuna |
Subdivision Name3: | Hualaihué |
Government Type: | Municipalidad |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Freddy Ibacache Muñoz |
Population As Of: | 2017 census http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/demografia_y_vitales/demografia/demografia.php |
Population Total: | 3,629 |
Timezone: | Chilean Standard |
Utc Offset: | −04:00 |
Timezone Dst: | Chilean Daylight |
Utc Offset Dst: | −03:00 |
Coordinates: | -41.9662°N -72.4706°W |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Area Code: | Country + town = 56 + 65 |
Hornopirén is a town in the commune of Hualaihué in Palena Province, southern Chile. It lies along the northern portion of Carretera Austral. It had 3,629 inhabitants as of 2017.[1] Hornopirén is an important tourist stop on Chile’s Carretera Austral (Highway 7) and serves as the departure point for the bi-modal car ferry system on the Carretera Austral through the Palena Province. It also provides access to Hornopirén National Park and the Northern Patagonia Fjordlands. Boat trips run from the town to remote hot springs and campgrounds in the fjordlands.