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Chiloé Province
Quinchao

Achao

Achao is the main town on the island of Quinchao, off the main . It is a small quaint town on the sea.
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  • Type: Town with 3,200 residents
  • Description: town and capital of Quinchao commune, Chile
  • Also known as: “Achau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Santa María de Loreto.

Church
Photo: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0.
The de Achao is a Roman Catholic church located in 's largest town, Achao. Often referred to as the Church of Achao, is within the Diocese of Ancud, and was built around 1740 when was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions.

Achao

Latitude
-42.471° or 42° 28′ 16″ south
Longitude
-73.4881° or 73° 29′ 17″ west
Population
3,200
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CL ACH
Open location code
4798GGH6+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 214190657
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3900700
Wiki­data ID
Q3740002
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Waray—“Achao” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Achao”
  • Dutch: “Achao”
  • French: “Achao”
  • Japanese: “アチャオ”
  • Persian: “اچائو”
  • Polish: “Achao”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Achao”
  • Spanish: “Achao”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Achao”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Achao”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.