▁contributed ▁to ▁em igration ▁towards ▁Castro ▁and ▁An c ud . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁grad ual ▁deg ener ation ▁of ▁the ▁visual ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁being ▁revers ed ▁by ▁the ▁in cent ive ▁of ▁tour ism . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁census ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Statistics ▁Institute , ▁Que il én ▁sp ans ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁ 5 , 1 3 8 ▁inhabitants ▁( 2 , 6 6 3 ▁men ▁and ▁ 2 , 4 7 5 ▁women ). ▁Of ▁these , ▁ 1 , 9 1 2 ▁( 3 7 . 2 %) ▁lived ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁ 3 , 2 2 6 ▁( 6 2 . 8 %) ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁The ▁population ▁grew ▁by ▁ 3 . 8 % ▁( 1 8 6 ▁persons ) ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁cens uses . ▁ ▁Services ▁Que ilen ▁city ▁have ▁basic ▁services ▁like ▁hotel , ▁c ash ▁disp enser , ▁hospital , ▁cultural ▁center , ▁museum , ▁library , ▁gas ▁station , ▁restaur ants , ▁super mark ets , ▁tele phone ▁service , ▁police ▁office , ▁aer od rome , ▁port ▁and ▁pier . ▁ ▁Administration ▁As ▁a ▁commune , ▁Que il én ▁is ▁a ▁third - level ▁administrative ▁division ▁of ▁Chile ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁a ▁municipal ▁council , ▁head ed ▁by ▁an ▁al cal de ▁who ▁is ▁directly ▁elected ▁every ▁four ▁years .