Caleta Chaihuín
Hamlet in Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile
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Caleta Chaihuín (Chaihuín) is a coastal hamlet (Spanish: caserío) and rural district in the commune of Corral, Los Ríos Region, Chile.[2] It lies at the mouth of Chaihuín River that flows from the Valdivian Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean. Silt from the river combined with the prevailing coastal current have formed a barrier-bar across the cove creating an estuary.[3][4] The administration and main entrance to the Valdivian Coastal Reserve lies in Chaihuín.
Caleta Chaihuín | |
|---|---|
hamlet | |
  Caleta Chaihuín | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′08″S 73°34′32″W | |
| Region | Los Ríos |
| Province | Valdivia |
| Municipalidad | Corral |
| Comuna | Corral |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipalidad |
| • Alcade | Miguel Herández Mella |
| Population (2017[1]) | |
• Total | 156 |
| hamlet | |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 76 |
| • Women | 80 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (Chilean Standard) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (Chilean Daylight) |
| Area code | Country + town = 56 + 63 |
History
The indigenous inhabitants of the area are Huilliche people.[5]
During the early 1970s Chaihuín was considered a hot-bed of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), but with limited actual anti-government activity.[6][7]
In 2010 a new ferry service from the town of Corral was inaugurated.[8]
Demographics
In 2017 Caleta Chaihuín had a population of 156 inhabitants up from 36 in 2002.[1][9]
The rural district of Chaihuín encompasses a larger area than the hamlet itself. Its population has grown from 206 in 1920 to over 800.[10]
| Census year | Total population |
|---|---|
| 1920 | 206 |
| 1930 | 242 |
| 1952 | not reported |
| 1960 | 501 |
| 1970 | 473 |
| 1982 | 504 |
| 1992 | 677 |
| 2002 | 788 |
