Arauco | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms  Location of the Arauco commune in Bío Bío Region   Arauco Location in Chile | |
| 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.
- ^ "Ilustre Municipalidad de Arauco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of Arauco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ a b "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2010.