Cunco ( Spanish Cunco ) is a city in Chile . The administrative center of the commune of the same name. Population - 7316 people ( 2002 ). The city and municipality is part of the province of Kautin and the area of Araucania .
| City and municipality | |
| Kunko | |
|---|---|
| isp. Cunco | |
| A country |  Chile |
| Region | Araucania |
| Provinces | Cautin |
| Commune | Kunko |
| Alcalde | Patricio Mittersteiner Garrido |
| History and geography | |
| Based | 1918 |
| Square | 1906.5 km² |
| Center height | 359 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 4 , in summer UTC − 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 19063 people ( 2007 ) |
| Density | 10 people / km² |
| Katoykonim | Cunquinos / as |
| Official language | Spanish |
| Other | |
| Map |  Commune Kunko on the map of the area of Araucania |
The territory of the commune is 1906.5 km². The population is 19063 inhabitants (2007). The population density is 10 people / km².
Content
Location
The city is located 52 km south-east of the administrative center of the region of the city of Temuco .
The municipality borders:
- in the north - with Vilkun commune
- in the northeast - with the commune of Melipuko
- in the east - with the commune of Kurareue
- in the south - with the communes of Villarrica , Pucon
- in the west - with the municipality of Freire
Demographics
According to information collected during the census by the National Institute of Statistics, the population of the commune is 19063 people, of which 9234 are men and 9829 are women.
The population of the commune is 2.03% of the total population of the Araucania region .57.67% refers to the rural population and 42.33% to the urban population.
The most important settlements of the commune
- Kunko (city) - 7316 inhabitants
- Los Laureles (village) - 1490 inhabitants