Aysén, Chile

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Aisen, also Aysen, is a commune in western Patagonia, Southern Chile. It has around 22,000 inhabitants ( as of 2002) of which 88 % in urban and 12% live in rural areas. The widely spaced urban centers are Puerto Aisen ( administrative center on the Rio Aysen ), Puerto Chacabuco (seaport on the Aysen Fjord ), Villa Mañihuales (45 º 10 'S, 72 ° 9'W ) and Puerto Aguirre (45 º 10 'S, 73 ° 31'W ) on the island of Las Huichas. To the territory of the commune include a large part of the Chonos Archipelago and several national parks, such as the Reserva Nacional Río Simpson and the National Park Laguna San Rafael.