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Curarrehue () is a town and commune in Cautín Province of Araucanía Region, Chile. The origin of Curarrehue dates back to the occupation of Araucanía and the Conquest of the Desert by the Chilean and Argentine army respectively in the 1870s and 1880s when Mapuches were pushed by the Argentine Army through Mamuil Malal Pass into the valley of Curarrehue where they settled.

Key facts

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Curarrehue
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Town and commune
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Parroquia nieve.jpg
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250px
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View of Curarrehue's church a winter day
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Comuna_de_Curarrehue.svg
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Map of Curarrehue commune in the Araucanía Region
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Map of Curarrehue 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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town
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Country
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Chile
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Region

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Inicio | Municipalidad de Curarrehue

curarrehue.cl

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
Chile
Population
7489
Area
1170.7
Elevation
406
Official website
curarrehue.cl/on
Image
Parroquia nieve.jpg
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Commons category
Curarrehue
inception
1981-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Demographics
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  • Geography
  • Climate
  • References

Curarrehue () is a town and commune in Cautín Province of Araucanía Region, Chile. The origin of Curarrehue dates back to the occupation of Araucanía and the Conquest of the Desert by the Chilean and Argentine army respectively in the 1870s and 1880s when Mapuches were pushed by the Argentine Army through Mamuil Malal Pass into the valley of Curarrehue where they settled.

The town of Curarrehue aside, the second largest settlement in the commune is the village of Catripulli with 424 inhabitants as of 2017.

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

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