Lago Verde, Chile

At the time of European arrival, the indigenous people in the area were the Tehuelche, who were nomadic hunter gatherers,{{Cite web|title=Historia de Lago Verde|publisher=Municipalidad de Lago Verde |url=http://lagoverdeaysen.cl/2015/?page_id=61 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815215201/http://lagoverdeaysen.cl/2015/?page_id=61 |archivedate=15 August 2015 |url-status=live}} however, the area has been occupied since at least 2,800 BP, and likely back as far as the end of the last ice age (11,400 BP).{{Cite journal|author1=Méndez M. |author2=César A. |author3=Reyes B. |author4=Omar R. |year=2008 |title=Late Holocene human occupation of the Patagonian forests: A case study in the Cisnes river basin |journal=Antiquity |volume=82 |issue=317 |pages=560–570|doi=10.1017/S0003598X00097222 |hdl=10533/141906 |hdl-access=free }}{{Cite journal|author1=Scheinsohn, Vivian |author2=Szumik, Claudia |author3=Leonardt, Sabrina |author4=Rizzo, Florencia |year=2015 |title=The "Hidden" Code: Coding and Classifying in Rock Art: The Case of Northwestern Patagonia |journal=Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory |volume= 23|issue=2 |pages= 500–519|doi=10.1007/s10816-015-9249-8 |s2cid=144009669 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276477676|hdl=11336/40636 |hdl-access=free }} Some Europeans settled in the area in the early twentieth century, beginning in 1914 there were settlers in the upper reaches of the Cisnes River. The grant for the estancia "Sociedad Ganadera Cisnes" of over {{Convert|1000|sqkm|sqmi|0}} was made in the early 1920s. It encompassed almost all of what is now the La Tapera district. Nonetheless, the area was not formally organized until the establishment of a settlement, Villa La Tapera, on 26 December 1926.

In 1936 land for the establishment of the town of Lago Verde was set aside. In 1950, a young Frenchman, Edward Simon. purchased several hectares in the town and established a hotel, the "Cacique Blanco", with the ranching and farming activities to support it. In 1966 Villa La Tapera achieved town status. In 1979 the commune of Lago Verde was created. In 1981 Lago Verde became a municipality. And in 1982 Villa Amengual was founded.

In 1992 the road to La Junta was completed with a bridge over the Rosselot River. This increased communications within the region.

According to the 2012 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lago Verde has 869 inhabitants, with an area of {{convert|5622.3|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} which makes the commune an entirely rural area. The population of the commune has been declining; it was 1,062 in the 2002 census, and 1,168 in the 1992 census.

As a commune, Lago Verde is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Nelson Opazo López.{{Cite web|title=Presentación del Alcalde |publisher=Municipality of Lago Verde |language=es |url=http://lagoverdeaysen.cl/2015/?page_id=70 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821171648/http://lagoverdeaysen.cl/2015/?page_id=70 |archivedate=21 August 2015 |url-status=live}} The previous governor was Gaspar Aldea Cadagán.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Lago Verde is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by René Alinco (PDC) and David Sandoval (UDI) as part of the 59th electoral district, which includes the entire Aisén Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by Antonio Horvath Kiss (RN) and Patricio Walker Prieto (PDC) as part of the 18th senatorial constituency (Aisén Region).

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|Feb high C = 17.4

|Mar high C = 15.2

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|May high C = 8.1

|Jun high C = 5.1

|Jul high C = 4.3

|Aug high C = 6.1

|Sep high C = 9.2

|Oct high C = 13.0

|Nov high C = 15.6

|Dec high C = 17.6

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|Feb mean C = 10.4

|Mar mean C = 8.6

|Apr mean C = 6.2

|May mean C = 3.2

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|Jul mean C = 0.3

|Aug mean C = 0.9

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|Oct mean C = 6.3

|Nov mean C = 8.8

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|Feb low C = 4.2

|Mar low C = 3.0

|Apr low C = 1.6

|May low C = -0.2

|Jun low C = -2.4

|Jul low C = -2.9

|Aug low C = -2.5

|Sep low C = -1.2

|Oct low C = 0.3

|Nov low C = 2.8

|Dec low C = 4.3

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|Jan precipitation mm = 15.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 16.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 26.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 36.4

|May precipitation mm = 67.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 48.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 73.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 74.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 37.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 18.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 15.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 23.7

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{{Reflist}}

• {{in lang|es}} [http://www.lagoverdeaysen.cl Municipality of Lago Verde]

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Category:Populated places established in 1926

Category:Populated places in Coyhaique Province

Category:1926 establishments in Chile