Pitrufquén

Also known as Pitrufquen

Pitrufquén () is a Chilean city and commune in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. The city is located 30 km south of Temuco and lies immediately south of the Toltén River, along Chile Highway 5.

Key facts

Settlement.population_as_of: 2012 Census
Settlement.name: Pitrufquén
Settlement.native_name_lang: es
Settlement.settlement_type: City and Commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Pitrufque.jpg
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Pitrufquén.svg
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms
Settlement.image_map: Comuna de Pitrufquén.svg
Settlement.map_alt: Map of Pitrufquén commune in the Araucanía Region
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Pitrufquén commune in the Araucanía Region
Settlement.pushpin_map: Chile

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Pitrufquén () is a Chilean city and commune in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. The city is located 30 km south of Temuco and lies immediately south of the Toltén River, along Chile Highway 5.

==History== Pitrufquén was initially founded as Lisperguer, name that honors the creator of the plane of the urban area, the French engineer Lisperguer.