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| Capital | Coyhaique |
| Provinces | Coyhaique |
| Intendant | Selenio Carrasco (DC party) |
| Area - Total |
Ranked 3rd 108,494.4 km² |
| Population - 2002 Census |
Ranked 15th 91,492 |
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-AI |
The XI Aysén Region of General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (Spanish: XI Región Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo), also spelled Aisén, is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Although the second largest in area, the region is Chile's most sparsely populated region with a population of 105,000.
The capital of the region is Coyhaique.
It is the least populous of the fifteen regions. The shape of the landscape is marked by several glaciations that formed a lot of lakes, channels and fjords. The region still has icefields including the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the world's largest after those in Antarctica and Greenland. Laguna San Rafael National Park, reachable only by boat or plane, is one of its most popular tourist destinations. Until the construction of Route 7 (the Carretera Austral, or Southern Highway) in the 1980s, the only overland routes from north to south through the region were extremely primitive tracks.
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Economy
The primary sector dominates in the regional economy, which focuses on the exploitation and processing of marine, mining, forestry, and animal resources. Aquaculture is also an important activity and the region contributes 80% of Chile’s salmon output.
An industrial park, devoted mainly to producing frozen and, to a lesser extent, canned, products has developed around Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Aisén, and Puerto Cisnes.
Although mining, based on polymetallic deposits of zinc, gold, and silver, makes a small contribution to Chile’s total mining GDP, it is significant in regional exports.
Exploitation of forests and the production of yard timber, plywood, and panels for furniture is mostly geared to export markets. Animal husbandry focuses on beef cattle, sheep, and sheep’s wool, part of which is exported.
Municipalities
Aisén Region has ten municipalities (communes)
See also
External links
- http://www.goreaysen.cl/ - Official website of the Region
- http://www.coyhaique.cl/ - Official website of the Commune of Coyhaique
- http://www.pronap.uchile.cl/lagoverde/ - Official website of the Commune of Lago Verde
- http://www.puertoaysen.cl/ - Official website of the Commune of Aysén
- http://www.cisnes.org/ - Official website of the Commune of Cisnes
- http://www.cochranepatagonia.cl/ - Official website of the Commune of Cochrane
- A non-official website containing information on the Commune of O'Higgins
- http://www.municipalidaddetortel.cl/ - Official website of the Commune of Tortel
- http://www.chilechico.cl/ - Official website of the Commune of Chile Chico
- http://www.pronap.uchile.cl/rioibanez/ - Official website of the Commune of Río Ibáñez
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Coordinates: 45°34′12″S 72°3′58″W / 45.57°S 72.06611°W
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