Vilkun ( isp. Vilcún ) - the settlement in Chile . The administrative center of the commune of the same name. The population is 4953 people ( 2002 ). The village and municipality is part of the province of Kautin and the Araucania region .
| Town and municipality | |
| Vilkun | |
|---|---|
| isp. Vilcún | |
| A country |  Chile |
| Region | Araucania |
| Provinces | Cautin |
| Commune | Vilkun |
| Alcalde | Patricio Villanueva Rubilar |
| History and geography | |
| Based | 1926 |
| Square | 1420.9 km² |
| Center height | 314 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 4 , in summer UTC − 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 23592 people ( 2007 ) |
| Density | 16.6 persons / km² |
| Katoykonim | Vilcunino |
| Official language | Spanish |
| Other | |
| Map |  Vilkun commune on the map of the area of Araucania |
| vilcun.cl (isp.) | |
The territory of the commune is 1420.9 km². The population is 23,592 inhabitants (2007). The population density is 16.6 persons / km².
Content
Location
The village is located 31 km east of the administrative center of the region of Temuco .
The municipality borders:
- in the north - with the commune of Lautaro
- in the northeast - with the commune of Kurakautin
- in the east - with the commune of Melipuko
- in the south - with communes Kunko , Freire
- in the west - with Temuco communes, Padre Las Casas
Demographics
According to information collected during the census by the National Institute of Statistics, the population of the commune is 23,592 people, of which 11,958 are men and 11,634 are women.
The population of the commune is 2.52% of the total population of the Araucania region. 63.12% refers to the rural population and 36.88% - the urban population.
The most important settlements of the commune
- Wilkun (village) - 4953 inhabitants
- Cherkenko (village) - 2076 inhabitants
- Kahon (town) - 1995 inhabitants