Ignao

Coordinates: 40°19′51″S 72°33′17″W / 40.33083°S 72.55472°W / -40.33083; -72.55472
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Ignao
Coordinates: 40°19′51″S 72°33′17″W / 40.33083°S 72.55472°W / -40.33083; -72.55472
RegionLos Ríos
ProvinceRanco
MunicipalityLago Ranco
CommuneLago Ranco
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2002[1])
 • Total325
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (Chilean Standard)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (Chilean Daylight)
Area codeCountry + town = 56 + 64

Ignao is a village (Spanish: aldea) located in the commune of Lago Ranco in Los Ríos Region, southern Chile.

The name is said to originate from a Mapudungun corruption/clipping of the Spanish name Ignacio.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chile: Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caseríos, Instituto nacional de estadísticas, June 2005, retrieved January 10, 2014
  2. ^ Morales 2004.