Saavedra ( Spanish: Saavedra ) is a commune in Chile . The administrative center of the commune is the village of Puerto Saavedra . The population is 2 679 people ( 2002 ). The village and commune is part of the province of Kautin and the region of Araucania .
| Commune | |||
| Saavedra | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Saavedra | |||
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| A country |  Chile | ||
| Region | Araucania | ||
| Provinces | Cautin | ||
| Commune | Saavedra | ||
| Alcald | Roberto Ricardo Tripainao Calfulaf | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Founded | 1895 | ||
| Area | 400.8 km² | ||
| Center height | 7 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 4 ; in summer UTC − 3 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 13736 people ( 2007 ) | ||
| Density | 34.27 people / km² | ||
| Katoykonim | puertosaavedrino (porteño) | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| Other | |||
| Map |  Commune of Saavedra on the map of the region of Araucania | ||
The territory of the commune is 400.8 km². The population is 13,736 inhabitants (2007). The population density is 34.27 people / km².
Location
The village of Puerto Saavedra is located 72 km west of the administrative center of the region of the city of Temuco .
The commune borders:
- in the north - with the commune of Caraue
- in the east - with the commune of Caraue
- in the south - with the commune of Theodoro-Schmidt
In the west of the commune is the Pacific Ocean .
Demographics
According to information collected during the census by the National Institute of Statistics, the population of the commune is 13,736 people, of which 7,057 are men and 6,679 are women.
The population of the commune is 1.47% of the total population of the region of Araucania . 74.73% belong to the rural population and 25.27% to the urban population.