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Curanilahue () is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. Its name comes from Mapundungun "Cura", meaning "Stone", and "Nilahue" meaning "Ford".

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Curanilahue
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city and Commune
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250px
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location of the Curanilahue commune in the Biobío Region
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Location of the Curanilahue commune in the Biobío Region
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Chue
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Chile
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yes
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Location in Chile
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city
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Country
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Chile

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Chile
Located in
Arauco Province
Population
32288
Area
994.3
Elevation
138
Official website
www.munichue.cl
Image
Panorámica de la Ciudad de Curanilahue.jpg
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Commons category
Curanilahue
P12749
Iława
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Encyclopedic overview

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Curanilahue () is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. Its name comes from Mapundungun "Cura", meaning "Stone", and "Nilahue" meaning "Ford".

==Demographics== According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Curanilahue spans an area of and has 31,943 inhabitants (16,115 men and 15,828 women). Of these, 30,126 (94.3%) lived in urban areas and 1,817 (5.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5% (1,688 persons).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Curanilahue” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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