Quellón, Chile

Quellón is a commune, city and port of Chile. According to the Chilean census on 2002, Quellón has an area of and 21,823 inhabitants.
Etymology.
The name of this city comes from the Mapudungun term "külon", it means Maqui in Spanish.
History.
It was founded on 1905 by the distilling company "Quellón" who extracted Alcohol from the forest trees.
This city is the most important port in Chiloé Island because there are industries dedicated to the salmon industry and the extraction of marine products from the sea.