Province · Los Lagos Region
# Palena Province

Palena Province is a province of Chile in Los Lagos Region. It had an estimated 19,296 people in 2022 on 15,017 km² (about 1.3 per km²). It is divided into 4 communes. 208 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 298 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 19,296 people (2022)
- 15,017 km²
- 4 communes
- 298 mapped services

## How many people live in Palena Province?

Palena Province had an estimated 19,296 people in 2022 — 2.1% of Los Lagos Region, 50th of 56 provinces. There are 960 women for every 1,000 men (below the Los Lagos Region figure of 1,011). Spread over 15,017 km², that is about 1.3 people per km², 47th of 56 provinces.

18.6% of people are children under 15 and 13.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 40 years (it is 37 across Los Lagos Region). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 48 children and older people.
- 0–4 1,002
- 5–9 1,178
- 10–14 1,416
- 15–19 1,015
- 20–24 900
- 25–29 1,284
- 30–34 1,527
- 35–39 1,466
- 40–44 1,454
- 45–49 1,518
- 50–54 1,393
- 55–59 1,299
- 60–64 1,155
- 65–69 891
- 70–74 709
- 75–79 475
- 80+ 614

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

## Where is Palena Province?

Palena Province lies in Los Lagos Region, Chile. It borders 3 other provinces: Aysén Province, Coyhaique Province and Llanquihue Province. By area it is the 17th largest of 56 provinces in Chile. It covers 31.1% of Los Lagos Region. The centre of Palena Province is about 1,061 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 164 km from Puerto Montt, the main town of Los Lagos Region. The centre point is at 42.8989° S, 72.4350° 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 Palena Province

OpenStreetMap lists 105 named sights in Palena Province: 52 viewpoints; 17 attractions; 11 nature reserves; 9 waterfalls; 7 volcanos; 4 museums; 2 archaeological sites; 2 beachs; 1 hot spring.
- Futaleufu History Museum · museum
- Museo Testimonial 'La Casa de la Bandera' · museum
- Museo de Veleras Chilotas · museum
- Museo de sitio de Chaitén · museum
- Cuevas con restos óseos · archaeological site
- Cuevas del Vilcún · archaeological site
- Cascada · waterfall
- Cascada · waterfall
- Cascada · waterfall
- Cascada Alta · waterfall
- Cascada Baja · waterfall
- Chai Chai · waterfall
- Salto del Carrilla · waterfall
- Salto del Puma · waterfall
- Sendero Cascadas Escondidas · waterfall
- Corcovado National Park · nature reserve
- Fundo Huinay · nature reserve
- Fundo Reñihué · nature reserve
- Hornopirén National Park · nature reserve
- Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park · nature reserve
- Reserva Nacional Futaleufú · nature reserve
- Reserva Nacional Lago Palena · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Pillán · nature reserve
- Reserva Natural Valle California · nature reserve
- Reserva Vodudahue · nature reserve
- Sistema de Humedales Hornopirén · nature reserve
- Playa Chulao · beach
- Playa Santa Bárbara · beach
- Cascada · viewpoint
- Cascada Lancuyen · viewpoint

…and 75 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: Palena Province
- 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
- Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International Airport (EQS) · Esquel 106 km
- El Tepual International Airport (PMC) · Puerto Montt 171 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 15.3 hours, sunrise around 06:05) and shortest in Jun (about 9.0 hours, sunrise around 09:18, sunset around 18:20).

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.

## Communes of Palena Province
| Commune | People | per km² | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Hualaihué | 9,562 | 3.3 | 2,883 | 75 | 85 |
| Chaitén | 5,050 | 0.6 | 8,252 | 75 | 101 |
| Futaleufú | 2,862 | 2.3 | 1,235 | 26 | 88 |
| Palena | 1,822 | 0.7 | 2,648 | 35 | 24 |

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Villages and localities in Palena Province

Open gazetteers list 208 villages, towns and localities in Palena Province. The largest with a recorded population: Chaitén (3,347), Futaleufú (2,297) and Palena (1,773). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 1,024 m above sea level (median 101 m).
- Aeropuerto
- Angostura del Muelle
- Arrayán
- Aulén
- Ayacara
- Ayarara
- Bahía Pumalín
- Buill
- Buill Norte
- Buill Sur
- Caleta Andrade
- Caleta Manzano
- Caleta Puelche
- Caleta Santa Bárbara
- Camahueto
- Caracol
- Casa de Pesca
- Cascajal
- Cerros Las Juntas
- Chagual
- Chaiguaco
- Chaitén
- Chaitén Carretera
- Chaitén Sur
- Chaitén Viejo
- Chana
- Chaqueihua
- Chaqueihua Alto
- Chauchil
- Chequeigua
- Cheñiu
- Cheñue
- Chilco
- Cholgo
- Chulao
- Chulín
- Chumeldén
- Chumildén
- Contao
- Correntada del Toro
- Costa Llanchid
- Cubero
- Cuchildeo
- Cuesta Montaña
- Curamin
- El Aceite
- El Amarillo
- El Avión
- El Azul
- El Azul Norte
- El Azul Sur
- El Diablo
- El Engaño
- El Esfuerzo
- El Estero
- El Faldeo
- El Límite
- El Maitén
- El Malito
- El Manzano
- El Morado
- El Negro
- El Porfiado
- El Porvenir
- El Puerto
- El Raizal
- El Tigre
- El Varal
- Espolón
- Estero Lago
- Estero Soto
- Fresia
- Fundo Pillán
- Futaleufú
- Gessel
- Gualaihué
- Hornopirén
- Hualaihué
- Huequi
- Huequi Norte
- Huequi Sur
- Huinay
- Isla Ahullini
- Isla Imerquiña
- Isla Llahuén
- Isla Malomacún
- Isla Nayahué
- La Arena
- La Cabaña
- La Campana
- La Dificultad
- La Dificultad Sur
- La Escuela
- La Esperanza
- La Montaña
- La Mula
- La Poza
- Lago Cabrera
- Lago Espolón Sur
- Lago Yelcho
- Laguna Hillmann
- Las Chicas
- Las Cornidas
- Las Cuevas
- Las Escalas
- Las Lumas
- Las Maravillas
- Las Porcelanas
- Leptepú
- Llancahué
- Llanchid
- Lleguimán
- Lonconao
- Lonconao Norte
- Lonconao Sur
- Los Canelos
- Los Chilcos
- Los Gatos
- Los Tepuales
- Los Tres Ríos
- Los Turbios
- Los Turbios Sur
- Loyola
- Manila
- Mariquita
- Mañihueico
- Noroeste
- Palena
- Palihue
- Pasaje Navarro
- Paso Las Piedras
- Paso Ramo
- Pata Mai
- Pelada
- Pichanco
- Pichicolo
- Pichicolo Alto
- Pichicolo Sur
- Piedra El Lobo
- Pillán
- Piutil
- Playa Baja
- Población Los Canelos
- Poyo
- Poza Aulén
- Puerto Auchemó
- Puerto Bonito
- Puerto Calderón
- Puerto Casanova
- Puerto Cárdenas
- Puerto Piedras
- Puerto Ramírez
- Pumalín
- Punta Hurón
- Punta Nao
- Punta Pillán
- Punta Poe
- Puntilla Pichicolo
- Puntilla Quillón
- Puquetrín
- Purne
- Putrinil
- Puñón
- Quetre
- Quetén
- Quiaca
- Quidaco Alto
- Quildaco Bajo
- Quildaco Muy
- Recta Michimahuida
- Refugio
- Reldehue
- Remolinos
- Reñihue
- Rolecha
- Río Aquellas
- Río Blanco
- Río Chico
- Río Encuentro
- Río Hondo
- Río Negro
- Río Negro Poniente
- San Ramón
- Santa Bárbara
- Santa Edita
- Santa Elena
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Teresa
- Santa Victoria
- Talcán
- Talcán Oeste
- Tecol
- Telele
- Tendedor
- Tentelhue
- Termas del Amarillo
- Valle California
- Valle El Tigre
- Valle El Tranquilo
- Valle Espolón
- Valle Zancudo
- Vertientes
- Vilcún
- Villa El Cobre
- Villa Santa Lucía
- Villa Vanguardia
- Vodudahue
- Yelcho

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

## Landscape and landmarks of Palena Province

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

### Water

144 rivers and streams; 37 lakes.
- Arroyo Bellavista
- Arroyo Blanco
- Arroyo EL Moro
- Arroyo El Salto
- Arroyo Enredaderas
- Arroyo Las Matreras
- Arroyo López
- Arroyo Mallines
- Arroyo Quiña Seca
- Arroyo Siberia
- Arroyo de Bernardo
- Estero Campana
- Estero Campana
- Estero Cascada
- Estero Chagual
- Estero Cordón Blanco
- Estero El Blanco
- Estero El Blanco
- Estero El Machete
- Estero El Mancay
- Estero El Moro
- Estero El Varal
- Estero El Ventisquero
- Estero Fierro

…and 157 more.

### Coast and islands

63 headlands; 44 islands; 2 lagoons; 1 beach.
- Estuario La Poza
- Isla Abel
- Isla Ahulliñi
- Isla Aulén
- Isla Becerra
- Isla Cabras
- Isla Carmen
- Isla Chuit
- Isla Chulín
- Isla Colosia
- Isla Escondida
- Isla Falsa
- Isla Glass
- Isla Hernández
- Isla Horadada
- Isla Huepan
- Isla Ica
- Isla Imerquiña
- Isla Johnson
- Isla Karstrom
- Isla Liliguapi
- Isla Linacre
- Isla Linagua
- Isla Linguar

…and 86 more.

### Hills and mountains

83 mountains; 7 valleys; 5 hills; 3 mountain passes.
- Cerro Ventisquero Sur · 2,024 m
- Cerro Demetrio · 1,847 m
- Cerro Pelado · 1,844 m
- Cerro San Ignacio · 1,842 m
- Cerro Mera · 1,836 m
- Cerro Tambor · 1,835 m
- Cerro Maldonado · 1,815 m
- Cerro El Cóndor · 1,810 m
- Cerro Moraga · 1,806 m
- Cerro Los Picachos · 1,792 m
- Cerro El Plomo · 1,780 m
- Cerro Pico Morro · 1,719 m
- Cerro Cortado · 1,715 m
- Cerro Teta · 1,685 m
- Cerro Blanco · 1,683 m
- Cerro Las Lajas · 1,682 m
- Cerro Las Juntas · 1,681 m
- Cerro Huemul · 1,675 m
- Cerro Enredaderas · 1,656 m
- Cerro Tres Marías · 1,643 m
- Cerro Pizarro · 1,626 m
- Cerro Don Javier · 1,614 m
- Monte Peña · 1,608 m
- Cerro Serrano · 1,601 m

…and 74 more.

### Forests and nature

3 forest reserves; 1 park.
- Parque Nacional Hornopirén
- Pumalin Park
- Reserva Nacional Futaleufú
- Reserva Nacional Lago Palena

### Getting around

12 airports; 8 lighthouses; 4 airfields; 1 harbour.
- Alto Palena Airport
- Ayacara Airport
- Chaitén Airport
- Chaitén Caleta Gonzalo Airport
- Chaitén Pillan Airport
- Chaitén Pumalín Airport
- Chaitén Renihue Airport
- Contao Airport
- Faro Caleta Buill
- Faro Estero Quildaco
- Faro Isla Chulín
- Faro Paso de Chumildén
- Faro Punta Chulao
- Faro Punta Gualaihué
- Faro Punta Piedra Blanca
- Faro Río Negro
- Futaleufú Airport
- Hualaihué Airport
- Isla Talcan Airport
- Lago Ranco Airport
- Litueche Midango Airport
- Puerto Llanchid
- Río Negro Airport
- Tic Toc Airport

…and 1 more.

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 Palena Province and the best time to visit

In Palena Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 12 °C) and the coolest is Jul (2 °C). About 1,380 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (168 mm) and the driest Feb (74 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are January to February.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 11 | 96 |
| Feb | 12 | 74 |
| Mar | 10 | 102 |
| Apr | 7 | 97 |
| May | 5 | 149 |
| Jun | 3 | 168 |
| Jul | 2 | 137 |
| Aug | 3 | 136 |
| Sep | 4 | 83 |
| Oct | 6 | 127 |
| Nov | 8 | 113 |
| Dec | 10 | 98 |

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Palena Province

Places mapped inside Palena Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 8
- Banks 6
- Petrol pumps 6
- Hotels 107
- Shopping malls 1
- Schools 64
- Colleges and universities 4
- Pharmacies 4
- Restaurants 85
- Police stations 13

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

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

## Quick answers
- Where is Palena Province? In Los Lagos Region, Chile
- What is the population of Palena Province? 19,296 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Palena Province? About 40 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Palena Province? About 1.3 people per km²
- What borders Palena Province? Aysén Province, Coyhaique Province and Llanquihue Province
- What is there to see in Palena Province? Alerces, Cabalgatas Parcela Los Radales, Cascada, Cascada
- What time zone is Palena Province in? UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Palena Province? Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Palena Province? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Palena Province? 208 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Palena Province? Settlements lie between 7 m and 1,024 m
- What is the highest point in Palena Province? Cerro Ventisquero Sur (2,024 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Palena Province? January to February
- How many hospitals are in Palena Province? 8 mapped
- How many banks are in Palena Province? 6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Palena Province? 6 mapped
- What is the P-code of Palena Province? CL104 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Province
- Area: 15,017.2 km²
- P-code: CL104
- Region: Los Lagos Region

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