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Curanilahue

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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Settlement.name: Curanilahue
Settlement.settlement_type: city and Commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Panorámica_de_la_Ciudad_de_Curanilahue.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo Curanilahue.png
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms
Settlement.image_map: Comuna de Curanilahue.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the Curanilahue commune in the Biobío Region
Settlement.map_alt: Location of the Curanilahue commune in the Biobío Region
Settlement.nickname: Chue
Settlement.pushpin_map: Chile
Settlement.pushpin_map_narrow: yes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Chile
Settlement.coor_pinpoint: city
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Chile

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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).