Melinka, Chile
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Melinka is a Chile
an town in Aisén Province
, Aisén Region. It is the administrative center of the commune of Guaitecas
since 1979. The settlement is named after the wife of the Lithuania
n immigrant, F. A. Westhoff, who settled in the area when it was still part of Chiloé Province
. The word melinka comes from Russian
and means lovely.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an town in Aisén Province
Aisén Province
Aisén Province is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen . Its capital is Puerto Aisén.-Demographics:The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 lived in urban areas and 13,451 in rural areas. Between...
, Aisén Region. It is the administrative center of the commune of Guaitecas
Guaitecas
Guaitecas is Chilean commune located in Guaitecas Archipelago which are part of Aisén Province and Region. The administrative centre is Melinka, the only port and town in the Chonos Archipelago.-Demographics:...
since 1979. The settlement is named after the wife of the Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n immigrant, F. A. Westhoff, who settled in the area when it was still part of Chiloé Province
Chiloé Province
Chiloé Province is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos . It encompasses all of Chiloé Archipelago with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of...
. The word melinka comes from Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and means lovely.