Quellón
View of Quellón
Location of the Commune of Quellón
Coordinates: 43°5′57″S 73°35′46″W / -43.09917, -73.59611
Country	Chile
Region	Los Lagos
Province	Chiloé
Founded as	Llauquil
Founded
Government
- Mayor	Luis Uribe Velásquez
Area
- Total	1,016 km² (392.3 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2002)
- Total	21,823
- Density	6.73/km² (17.4/sq mi)
Time zone	Chile Time (CLT)[1] (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	Chile Summer Time (CLST)[2] (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	63
Website: http://www.municipalidadquellon.cl

The end-station of the Panamerican Highway

Quellon

Quellón is a Chilean city, commune and port in southern Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region. It is sometimes considered the end-station of the Panamerican Highway. The majority of men work on small boats called "lanchas" for days at a time fishing. Also many men and women work in local seafood processing plants.

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Coordinates: 43°07′S, 73°37′W