Curacautín
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Curacautín, which means "Gathering Stone" in Mapudungun, is a commune and city in the Chilean province of Malleco. Curacautín is located 90 kilometres northeast of Temuco, in a valley near the volcanoes Tolhuaca, Lonquimay and Llaima, all of which can be seen from the city. Historically, it served as a highway of sorts for the Pehuenches that lived on either side of the Andes mountain range.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in AR, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including 1882 establishments in Chile, 19th-century fortifications in Chile and Communes of Chile.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
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- Curacautín
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- Fuerte Curacautín
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- City and Commune
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- 200px
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- View of Curacautín
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- View of Curacautín
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- Flag
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- Comuna de Curacautín.svg
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- Map of the Curacautín commune in the Araucanía Region
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- Map of the Curacautín commune in the Araucanía Region
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- Chile
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- bottom
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- Location in Chile
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- 1
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- city
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Chile
- Located in
- Malleco Province
- Population
- 16508
- Area
- 1664.0
- Elevation
- 542
- Official website
- www.mcuracautin.cl
- Image
- Curacautin.png
- Dialing code
- 45
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- Commons category
- Curacautín
- inception
- 1882-03-12
- postal code
- 4700000
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Volcanic origin
- History
- Demographics
- Administration
- References
- External links
Curacautín, which means "Gathering Stone" in Mapudungun, is a commune and city in the Chilean province of Malleco. Curacautín is located 90 kilometres northeast of Temuco, in a valley near the volcanoes Tolhuaca, Lonquimay and Llaima, all of which can be seen from the city. Historically, it served as a highway of sorts for the Pehuenches that lived on either side of the Andes mountain range.
== Volcanic origin == This area is known for its natural environment, and the Conguillío and Tolhuaca National Parks, and Malleco and Malalcahuello-Nalcas National Reserves are close by.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Curacautín” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations