Temuco [1] ( isp. Temuco ) is a city in Chile . The administrative center of the commune of the same name, the province of Kautin and the Araucania region .
| City and municipality | |||
| Temuco | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| isp. Temuco | |||
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| A country |  Chile | ||
| Region | Araucania | ||
| Provinces | Cautin | ||
| Commune | Temuco | ||
| Alcalde | Miguel becker alvear | ||
| History and geography | |||
| Based | 1881 | ||
| Square | 464 km² | ||
| Center height | 103 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC-3 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 282279 people ( 2007 ) | ||
| Density | 608.36 people / km² | ||
| Katoykonim | Temuquense temucano | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| Other | |||
| Map |  Temuco commune on the map of the area of Araucania | ||
| temucochile.com (sp.) | |||
The territory of the commune is 464 km². The population is 282,279 inhabitants (2007). The population density is 608.36 people / km².
Content
History
The city was founded in 1881.
Location
The city is located 612 km south of Santiago, Chile’s capital.
The municipality borders:
- in the north - with the commune Galvarino
- in the northeast - with the commune of Lautaro
- in the east - with the municipality Vilkun
- in the south - with Padre Las Casas
- in the west - with the communes of Nueva Imperial , Cholchol
Demographics
According to information collected during the census by the National Institute of Statistics, the population of the commune is 282,279, of which 136,146 are men and 146,133 are women.
The population of the commune is 30.12% of the total population of the Araucania region. 5.86% refers to the rural population and 94.14% - the urban population.
The most important settlements of the commune
- Temuco (city) - 227,086 inhabitants
- Labransa (city) - 5442 inhabitants
Twin Cities
- Stavropol , Russia [2] - currently the twin city relationship with Stavropol is not maintained.
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: geographical names / Ed. A.F. Trёshnikova . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - P. 475. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
- ↑ History of Stavropol in photo documents (Inaccessible link) . The appeal date is March 13, 2009. Archived May 5, 2008.
Links
Literature
- Temuuko // Tatars - Toprik. - Moscow : Soviet Encyclopedia, 1956. - P. 206. - ( Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 51 t.] / Ed. B.A. Vvedensky ; 1949-1958, vol. 42).