Rauco | |
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 Coat of arms  Map of Rauco commune in the Maule Region   Rauco Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 34°55′S 71°19′W / 34.917°S 71.317°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Province | Curicó |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Enrique Francisco Ignacio Olivares Farías (PRSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 308.6 km2 (119.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,543 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,114 |
| • Rural | 5,452 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 4,364 |
| • Women | 4,202 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 75 |
| Website | Municipality of Rauco |
Rauco is a Chilean town and commune in Curicó Province, Maule Region. It is a mostly rural commune (60% of its population is rural), located 10 km away from the city of Curicó. The commune spans an area of 308.6 km2 (119 sq mi).[2]
In mapudungún, Rauco means "the land of chalky water". The geographic limits are: North with Chépica, East with Teno, South with Sagrada Familia and Curicó, and West with Hualañé.
- ^ "Municipality of Rauco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.