Araucanía Region
administrative division of Chile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The IX Araucanía Region (Spanish: IX Región de La Araucanía) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital and largest city is Temuco.
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Araucanía Region
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Coordinates: 38°54′S 72°40′W | |
Country | Chile |
Capital | Temuco |
Provinces | Malleco Cautín |
Government | |
• Intendant | Víctor Manoli (RN) |
Area | |
• Total | 31,842.3 km2 (12,294.4 sq mi) |
• Rank | 8 |
Highest elevation | 3,125 m (10,253 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2017 census)[1] | |
• Total | 938,626 |
• Rank | 5 |
• Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CL-AR |
HDI (2019) | 0.786[2] high |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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The Auracanía means "place where the Araucanians live". Araucanian (Spanish: Araucano) was the name given by the Spanish to the Mapuche people that live in the region.