Commune · Chiloe Province
# Ancud

Ancud is a commune of Chile in Chiloe Province, Los Lagos Region. It had an estimated 42,507 people in 2022 on 1,773 km² (about 24 per km²). 197 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 300 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 42,507 people (2022)
- 1,773 km²
- 300 mapped services
- 49 m typical elevation

## How many people live in Ancud?

Ancud had an estimated 42,507 people in 2022 — 23.3% of Chiloe Province, 102nd of 345 communes. There are 1,009 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Chiloe Province figure of 1,005). Spread over 1,773 km², that is about 24 people per km², 189th of 345 communes.

17.9% of people are children under 15 and 15.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 40 years (it is 38 across Chiloe Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 50 children and older people.
- 0–4 2,177
- 5–9 2,471
- 10–14 2,951
- 15–19 2,634
- 20–24 2,191
- 25–29 2,682
- 30–34 3,067
- 35–39 2,882
- 40–44 2,964
- 45–49 3,164
- 50–54 3,207
- 55–59 3,112
- 60–64 2,528
- 65–69 2,151
- 70–74 1,629
- 75–79 1,149
- 80+ 1,548

Source: UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Ancud?

Ancud lies in Chiloe Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. It borders 2 other communes: Dalcahue and Quemchi. By area it is the 82nd largest of 345 communes in Chile. It covers 19.1% of Chiloe Province. The centre of Ancud is about 991 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. The centre point is at 42.0109° S, 73.8122° W.

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Ancud

OpenStreetMap lists 53 named sights in Ancud: 13 attractions; 12 nature reserves; 10 viewpoints; 8 beachs; 4 castles and forts; 3 museums; 2 memorials; 1 theme park.
- Casa Museo Luisa Chijani · museum
- Museo Puente Quilo · museum
- Museo Regional de Ancud · museum
- Fuerte Ahui · castle or fort
- Fuerte San Antonio · castle or fort
- Fuerte de Chaicura · castle or fort
- Polvorín Fuerte San Carlos · castle or fort
- Circuito Humedales Pudeto Bajo · nature reserve
- Comunidad Ecológica Bosques de Chiloé · nature reserve
- Comunidad Indígena Huilliche Copiomó · nature reserve
- Estación Biológica Senda Darwin · nature reserve
- Monumento Natural Islote de Puñihuil · nature reserve
- Monumento Natural Islote de Puñihuil · nature reserve
- Monumento Natural Islote de Puñihuil · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Privada Rivera Río Negro · nature reserve
- Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedal Costero y Laguna Quilo · nature reserve
- Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedales de la Cuenca de Chepu · nature reserve
- Área Protegida Privada Las Violetas · nature reserve
- Área Protegida Privada Serafín González · nature reserve
- Bahia Huelden · beach
- Playa Ahui · beach
- Playa Ahui Norte · beach
- Playa Arena Gruesa · beach
- Playa Aulen · beach
- Playa Guapilacuy · beach
- Playa La Teta · beach
- Playa Mar Prava · beach
- Barranco Anais Orellana Caicheo, Lamecura · viewpoint
- Dunas Guabún · viewpoint
- Mirador Arena Gruesa · viewpoint

…and 23 more.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Ancud
- Time zone UTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- Currency Peso (CLP)
- Country calling code +56
- Languages Spanish
- Plug types Type C, L · 220 V
- Driving side Right
- Postcode format 7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports
- Mocopulli Airport (MHC) · Dalcahue 37 km
- El Tepual International Airport (PMC) · Puerto Montt 87 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 15.2 hours, sunrise around 06:14) and shortest in Jun (about 9.1 hours, sunrise around 09:21, sunset around 18:29).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Ancud

Open gazetteers list 197 villages, towns and localities in Ancud. The largest with a recorded population: Ancud (40,819). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 164 m above sea level (median 49 m).
- 22 de Mayo
- 5 de Abril
- Agrosol
- Aguas Buenas
- Ahui
- Aldeas Infantiles SOS
- Alto Caulín
- Alto Lamecura
- Altos de Caracoles
- Ancud
- Anguay
- Aucaco
- Belbén
- Bellavista 1
- Bellavista 2
- Bellavista 3
- Bellavista 4
- Bonilla
- Bosque Chiloé
- Butalcura Bajo
- Butamanga
- Bórquez Solar
- Cabeza de Vaca
- Caipulli
- Caleta Hueldén
- Caleta Los Chonos
- Calle
- Camino Nuevo
- Caracoles
- Cardenal Silva Henríquez
- Casamar
- Casas Viejas
- Catrumán
- Caulín Alto
- Caulín Bajo
- Caulín Los Pinos
- Cayucán
- Chacao
- Chacao Viejo
- Chaicura
- Chaquigual
- Chaumán
- Chepu
- Choroihue
- Chucalen
- Cocotué
- Cogomó
- Cogomó Alto
- Coipomó
- Colonia Belbén
- Colonia Coipomó
- Colonia Degañ
- Colonia Degán
- Colonia Tantauco
- Comandante Araya
- Condominio Pupelde
- Coquiao
- Coñimó
- Cruce Puntra
- Curamó
- Degañ
- Doca
- Duhatao
- El Balseo
- El Banco
- El Carmelo
- El Palomar
- El Quilar
- El Quillar
- El Roble
- Estero Chacao
- Estero Hueihue
- Ex Cancha de los Huasos
- Fátima
- Goleta Ancud
- Guabún
- Guapilacuy
- Guapilinao
- Hueldén
- Huentetique
- Huicha
- Huicha Costa
- Huillinco
- Huilqueco
- Inés de Bazán
- José Joaquin Prieto
- Kilómetro Veinticinco
- La Cumbre
- La Tiza
- Lajas Blancas
- Lapahue
- Las Guachas
- Lecam
- Lecan
- Lechagua
- Libertad
- Linao
- Llanco
- Llanco Alto
- Llaude
- Lomas de Puquillihue
- Loncomilla
- Los Mañíos
- Los Patos
- Los Pinos
- Los Robles
- Los Sauces
- Manao
- Mar Brava
- Mechaico
- Mechaico Norte
- Mechaico Oriente
- Mecura
- Mutrico
- Nal
- Nal Alto
- Noncuable
- Padre Alberto Hurtado
- Palomar
- Pauldeo
- Pihuio
- Pilluco
- Población Goleta Sebastiana
- Primero de Mayo
- Puchilcan
- Pudeto
- Pudeto Bajo
- Pudeto Medio
- Puepetan
- Puerto Elvira
- Pugueñún
- Pulalun
- Pulelo
- Pullihue
- Pumanzano
- Pumanzano Carretera
- Pumillahue
- Punta Arenas
- Punta Chilén
- Punta Corona
- Punta Pugueñún
- Puntra
- Puntra Estación
- Pupelde
- Pupelde Alto
- Pupelde Bajo
- Pupelde La Capilla
- Pupelde La Playa
- Puñihuil
- Quelalmahue
- Quempillén
- Quetalmahue
- Quichitué
- Quilo
- Ramón Freire
- Recta Butalcura
- Recta Chacao
- Río Negro
- Río Pudeto
- San Antonio
- San Antonio de Huelden
- San Juan
- San Juan Cruce
- San Valentín
- Santa Jessica
- Santa Teresita
- Senda Chacao
- Soledad Remolino
- Taiguén
- Tantauco
- Taulín
- Teguaco
- Teguaco Alto
- Teguaco Bajo
- Tepual
- Tiza Bellavista
- Traiguén
- Tres Cruces
- Vilcún
- Villa Archipiélago
- Villa Chiloé
- Villa Esperanza
- Villa Fuerte Real
- Villa Las Araucarias
- Villa Las Artes
- Villa Los Lagos
- Villa Los Volcanes
- Villa Nueva Galicia
- Villa O'Higgins
- Villa Peninsula de Lacuy
- Villa Rosaura
- Villa San Juan de Dios
- Villa Solidaridad
- Villa Subercaseaux
- Villa Tantauco
- Vista Hermosa
- Yuste

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Ancud

Named natural and historic features inside Ancud, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

33 rivers and streams; 1 lake.
- Estero El Desagüe
- Estero El Nueve
- Estero Lechagua
- Estero Mechaico
- Laguna Coluco
- Río Batalcura
- Río Butalcura
- Río Calonje
- Río Chepu
- Río Coluco
- Río Coquiao
- Río Duhatao
- Río Grande
- Río Guyundén
- Río Huicha
- Río Huillinco
- Río Lar
- Río Llanco
- Río Manao
- Río Manao
- Río Mayamo
- Río Metalqui
- Río Negro
- Río Negro

…and 10 more.

### Coast and islands

30 headlands; 4 islands.
- Isla Cochinos
- Isla Lacao
- Isla Metalqui
- Islote Ahuenco
- Punta Ahuenco
- Punta Almanao
- Punta Arenas
- Punta Barrancas
- Punta Chilén
- Punta Choros
- Punta Concura
- Punta Elvira
- Punta Espolón
- Punta Guabún
- Punta Guapacho
- Punta Lamecura
- Punta Lar
- Punta Lilicura
- Punta Mala
- Punta Mutrico
- Punta Palos Negros
- Punta Pasaje
- Punta Piedras
- Punta Pugueñún

…and 10 more.

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 1 mountain.
- Cerro Huimanao · 308 m
- Morro Metalqui · 194 m
- Alto de Tantauco · 125 m
- Cerro Pulilehue · 106 m

### Getting around

3 lighthouses; 1 airport; 1 airfield.
- Aeródromo Chepu
- Faro Punta Ahui
- Faro Punta Corona
- Faro Punta San Gallán
- Pupelde

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Ancud and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chiloe Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jul (7 °C). About 1,399 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (170 mm) and the driest Feb (69 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are November to April.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 13 | 79 |
| Feb | 14 | 69 |
| Mar | 12 | 98 |
| Apr | 10 | 112 |
| May | 9 | 164 |
| Jun | 8 | 170 |
| Jul | 7 | 158 |
| Aug | 7 | 160 |
| Sep | 8 | 97 |
| Oct | 9 | 112 |
| Nov | 11 | 97 |
| Dec | 12 | 86 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ancud
| Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | |
| Hospital | Construcción Nuevo Hospital De Ancud · Ancud | 14 km | Map |
| Bank | Banco Estado · Ancud | 16 km | Map |
| ATM | Caja Vecina · Dalcahue | 39 km | Map |
| Petrol pump | COPEC · Ancud | 15 km | Map |
| Hotel | Cabañas Rayen · Ancud | 11 km | Map |
| Mall | Covepa Ancud · Ancud | 16 km | Map |
| School | Escuela Rural Kilometro 25 · Ancud | 2.6 km | Map |
| College | Uach · Ancud | 16 km | Map |
| Police station | Escuela de Formacion de Carabineros · Ancud | 15 km | Map |

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ancud

Places mapped inside Ancud in open map data, by type.
- Hospitals 9
- Banks 6
- Petrol pumps 8
- Hotels 58
- Shopping malls 4
- Schools 86
- Colleges and universities 4
- Cinemas 1
- Pharmacies 14
- Restaurants 98
- Police stations 5
- Dental clinics 7

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communes in Chiloe Province
- Castro
- Chonchi
- Curaco de Vélez
- Dalcahue
- Puqueldón
- Queilén
- Quellón
- Quemchi
- Quinchao

## Quick answers
- Where is Ancud? In Chiloe Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile
- What is the population of Ancud? 42,507 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Ancud? About 40 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Ancud? About 24 people per km²
- What borders Ancud? Dalcahue and Quemchi
- What is there to see in Ancud? Ancud Lookout, Bahia Huelden, Barranco Anais Orellana Caicheo, Lamecura, Batería Balcacura
- What time zone is Ancud in? UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Ancud? Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Ancud? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ancud? 197 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ancud? Settlements lie between 7 m and 164 m
- What is the highest point in Ancud? Cerro Huimanao (308 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ancud? November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ancud? Construcción Nuevo Hospital De Ancud, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ancud? Banco Estado, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ancud? Caja Vecina, about 39 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ancud? COPEC, about 15 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ancud? 9 mapped
- How many banks are in Ancud? 6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Ancud? 8 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ancud? CL10202 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Commune
- Area: 1,773.2 km²
- P-code: CL10202
- Province: Chiloe Province

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Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/chile/los-lagos/chiloe/ancud/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.