Puerto Aisén is a city of Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 located in the Aisén Region, 4 kilometres (2 mi) above the head of Aisén Fjord

Aisén Fjord

Aisén Fjord is an ~70 km long fjord stretching east from a skerry-guarded region called Moraleda Channel , which is a body of water separating the Chonos Archipelago from the mainland of Chile. It is located at and is connected indirectly to the open coast of the Pacific Ocean via the Darwin...

 in the country's extreme south. Puerto Aisén, which is the capital city of both the Aisén Province

Aisén Province

Aisén Province is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen . Its capital is Puerto Aisén.-Demographics:The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 lived in urban areas and 13,451 in rural areas. Between...

 and the commune of Aisén

Aisén, Chile

Aisén is a Chilean commune located in Aisén Province, Aisén Region. It is home to the city of Puerto Aisén and to the towns of Villa Mañiguales and Puerto Chacabuco.-Demographics:...

 is located 65 kilometres (40 mi) far from the Regional Capital of Coyhaique

Coyhaique

Coihaique , also spelled Coyhaique in Patagonia, is the capital city of both the Coihaique Province and the Aysén Region of Chile. Founded by settlers in 1929, it is a young city. Until the twentieth century, Chile showed little interest in exploiting the remote Aisén region...

, and 15 kilometres (9 mi) far from the port of Puerto Chacabuco

Puerto Chacabuco

Puerto Chacabuco is a Chilean town in Aisén commune. Administratively it belongs to Aisén Province in Aisén Region and is located at the head of Aisén Fjord...

, main entry point to Puerto Aisén by sea. The main tourist attraction is Lagoon San Rafael.

Originally settled around 1914, it was officially recognized as a city on January 28, 1928. It numbers around 17,000 inhabitants.

Climate

Puerto Aisén has an oceanic climate

Oceanic climate

An oceanic climate, also called marine west coast climate, maritime climate, Cascadian climate and British climate for Köppen climate classification Cfb and subtropical highland for Köppen Cfb or Cwb, is a type of climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes of some of the...

 (Köppen climate classification

Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...

: Cfb) with high and evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year. www.climate-charts.com Puerto Aysen, Chile

• Average annual rainfall is 3900 millimetres (153.5 in)
• The average low temperature in July is 4 °C (39.2 °F), and the average high temperature in January is 18 °C (64.4 °F).

External links

• Aysen Municipal Government