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Coihaique, city, southern archipelagic Chile. It is situated 50 miles (80 km) inland of Puerto Aisén and 25 miles (40 km) west of the Argentine border.

Founded in 1912 by a small group of German colonists, it is situated among grassy steppes between the Coihaique and Simpson rivers, in a densely forested and extremely wet region of Patagonian Chile (rainfall reaches 58 in. [1,485 mm] annually).

Although wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, and fruit have long been produced in the immediate area, some of the city’s growth is attributable to a pastoral industry, primarily cattle and sheep.

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In the early 1980s the city became an economic centre, providing commercial and financial services and supporting light industry. It is linked by a gravel road, the Southern Highway (Carretera Austral), to Puerto Montt, Quellón, and Puerto Chacabuco. Pop. (2002) 44,850; (2017) municipality, 57,818.

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