Bahía Mansa

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Bahía Mansa
Coordinates: 40°35′4″S 73°44′9″W / 40.58444°S 73.73583°W / -40.58444; -73.73583Coordinates: 40°35′4″S 73°44′9″W / 40.58444°S 73.73583°W / -40.58444; -73.73583
Region Los Lagos
Province Osorno
Municipality San Juan de la Costa
Commune San Juan de la Costa
Government
  Type Municipal
  Alcade Bernardo Candia Henríquez (DC)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2002[1])
  Total 902 (including Maicolpue)
Time zone Chilean Standard (UTC-4 hours)
  Summer (DST) Chilean Daylight (UTC-3 hours)
Area code(s) Country + town = 56 + 64

Bahía Mansa is a settlement and bay located at coast of Osorno Province, southern Chile. It is the main port between Corral Bay and Maullín River and the only port of Osorno Province. The towns economy revolves around tourism and fishing. Bahía Mansa is the namesake of the Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex.

References

  1. Chile: Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caseríos, Instituto nacional de estadísticas, June, 2005, retrieved January 10, 2014 


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