Osorno, Chile

Osorno is a city and commune in southern Chile. It is the capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475 as of the 2002 census. It is  south of the national capital of Santiago,  north of the regional capital of Puerto Montt and  west of the Argentine city of San Carlos de Bariloche, connected via International Route 215 through the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass.

Osorio is at the confluence of Rahue and Damas River. It is the main service centre of agriculture and cattle farming in the northern Los Lagos Region. The city's cultural heritage has Spanish, Huilliche and German influences.

Other websites 

  Municipality of Osorno
 OsornoChile.Net  - Information and Pictures of Osorno
Osorno on Google Maps

Category:Cities in Chile
Category:Los Lagos Region
Category:18th-century establishments in the Viceroyalty of Peru
Category:1796 establishments