Chile · Chile

Hanga Roa

The only town on Easter Island.

Population
7,322 (recent)
Chile annexes
1888

Then

  1. 1888

    Policarpo Toro annexes Easter Island for Chile. Hanga Roa is founded on September 9.

Now

About 95 percent of islanders live in Hanga Roa. Flights from Santiago take about five hours.

Sources