Arauco | |
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Coordinates (city): 37°15′S 73°19′W / 37.250°S 73.317°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Bío Bío |
Province | Arauco |
Founded | 1552 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Juan Mauricio Alarcón Guzmán |
Area | |
• Total | 956.1 km2 (369.2 sq mi) |
As of 2002 | |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 34,902 |
• Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
• Urban | 24,269 |
• Rural | 10,604 |
Demonym | Araucano |
Sex | |
• Men | 17,603 |
• Women | 17,270 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
Area code | 56 + 41 |
Climate | Csb |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Arauco is a city and commune (Spanish: comuna) in Chile, located in Arauco Province in the Bío Bío Region. The meaning of Arauco means Chalky Water in Mapudungun. The region was a Moluche aillarehue. The Spanish settlements founded here during the Conquest of Chile were destroyed on numerous occasions by the Mapuche during the Arauco War.