Top UFO "Hot Spots" for Latin America
Rank, number of UFO reports and Close Encounters, Rates per 100,000
population and latest population estimates
UFOCAT 2003 Database, created June 17, 2003
|
Rank |
Sub-Division |
Full Name |
District Capital |
State |
UFO Reports |
Rate of UFO reports per 100,000 pop. |
Close Encounters |
Rate of CE reports per 100,000 pop. |
Population |
|
1 |
Aguadilla |
Aguadilla |
Aguadilla |
PUERTO RICO |
55 |
67.70 |
28 |
34.47 |
81,241 |
|
2 |
Mayaguez |
Mayaguez |
Mayaguez |
PUERTO RICO |
64 |
36.58 |
29 |
16.58 |
174,955 |
|
3 |
Humacao |
Humacao |
Humacao |
PUERTO RICO |
26 |
27.32 |
17 |
17.86 |
95,161 |
|
4 |
Rocha |
Rocha |
Rocha |
URUGUAY |
16 |
29.04 |
5 |
9.07 |
55,097 |
|
5 |
Santa Fe |
Santa Fe |
Santa Fe |
ARGENTINA |
138 |
30.18 |
36 |
7.87 |
457,188 |
|
6 |
Bayamon |
Bayamon |
Bayamon |
PUERTO RICO |
29 |
15.67 |
20 |
10.81 |
185,087 |
|
7 |
Maldonado |
Maldonado |
Maldonado |
URUGUAY |
19 |
31.02 |
4 |
6.53 |
61,259 |
|
8 |
Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz |
Rio Gallegos |
ARGENTINA |
21 |
18.34 |
10 |
8.74 |
114,479 |
|
9 |
Tacuarembo |
Tacuarembo |
Tacuarembo |
URUGUAY |
12 |
15.59 |
7 |
9.10 |
76,964 |
|
10 |
La Pampa |
La Pampa |
Santa Rosa |
ARGENTINA |
30 |
14.48 |
14 |
6.76 |
207,132 |
|
11 |
Salto |
Salto |
Salto |
URUGUAY |
16 |
17.36 |
5 |
5.42 |
92,183 |
|
12 |
Antofagasta |
Antofagasta |
Antofagasta |
CHILE |
43 |
12.60 |
20 |
5.86 |
341,203 |
|
13 |
Catamarca |
Catamarca |
Catamarca |
ARGENTINA |
30 |
14.55 |
11 |
5.33 |
206,204 |
|
14 |
San Jose |
San Jose |
San Jose de
Mayo |
URUGUAY |
9 |
11.31 |
4 |
5.03 |
79,563 |
|
15 |
Arecibo |
Arecibo |
Arecibo |
PUERTO RICO |
9 |
8.50 |
6 |
5.67 |
105,901 |
|
16 |
Rio Negro |
Rio Negro |
Viedma |
ARGENTINA |
42 |
10.94 |
18 |
4.69 |
383,896 |
|
17 |
Neuquen |
Neuquen |
Neuquen |
ARGENTINA |
25 |
10.33 |
11 |
4.55 |
241,904 |
|
18 |
Magallanes |
Magallanes |
Punta Arenas |
CHILE |
16 |
12.09 |
5 |
3.78 |
132,333 |
|
19 |
San Juan |
San Juan |
San Juan |
ARGENTINA |
55 |
11.70 |
18 |
3.83 |
469,973 |
|
20 |
Tarapaca |
Tarapaca |
Iquique |
CHILE |
34 |
12.43 |
9 |
3.29 |
273,427 |
|
21 |
Ponce |
Ponce |
Ponce |
PUERTO RICO |
20 |
10.28 |
7 |
3.60 |
194,469 |
|
22 |
Guayama |
Guayama |
Guayama |
PUERTO RICO |
13 |
6.27 |
8 |
3.86 |
207,441 |
|
23 |
Mendoza |
Mendoza |
Mendoza |
ARGENTINA |
110 |
9.26 |
35 |
2.95 |
1,187,305 |
|
24 |
Salta |
Salta |
Salta |
ARGENTINA |
49 |
7.40 |
20 |
3.02 |
662,369 |
|
25 |
La Rioja |
La Rioja |
La Rioja |
ARGENTINA |
| |