Official Name: | Repollal |
Pushpin Map: | Chile |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Aysén |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Aysén |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Guaitecas |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Guaitecas |
Government Type: | Municipal |
Leader Title: | Alcade |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Note: | 81 (Repollal Alto), 7 (Repollal Medio) and 36 (Repollal Bajo) |
Population Total: | 124 |
Timezone: | Chilean Standard |
Utc Offset: | −04:00 |
Timezone Dst: | Chilean Daylight |
Utc Offset Dst: | −03:00 |
Coordinates: | -43.8609°N -73.8886°W |
Area Code: | Country + town = 56 + 67 |
Repollal (lit. place of cabbages) is group of hamlets in Ascención Island of Guaitecas Archipelago, southern Chile. Repollal consists from north to south of three hamlets; Repollal Alto, Repollal Medio and Repollal Bajo. All the hamlets lie to the west of Melinka which is the only town in the archipelago. In 2002 the population of Repollal Alto was 81, in Repollal Medio it was 7 and in Repollal Bajo 36. Repollal is connected to Melinka by a gravel road. The population of Repollal is made up descendants of settlers from Chiloé Archipelago.[1]