Victoria, Chile

Victoria
Map of Victoria commune in the La Araucanía Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Victoria
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 38°14′S 72°20′W / 38.233°S 72.333°W / -38.233; -72.333
CountryChile
RegionLa Araucanía
ProvinceMalleco
Founded1881
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeAaron Taylor (ILA)
Area
 • Total1,256 km2 (485 sq mi)
Elevation
334 m (1,096 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[3]
 • Total32,448
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
 • Urban
23,977
 • Rural
9,524
DemonymVictorienes
Sex
 • Men16,423
 • Women17,078
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 45
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Victoria is a city and commune in Malleco Province of La Araucanía Region, Chile. It is the second most populous city in the Malleco Province, and is the gateway to the area known as Araucanía Andina, with attractions such as the Tolhuaca National Park, the Tolhuaca Hot Springs, Malalcahuello National Reserve, and the communes of Curacautín and Lonquimay. The climate is influenced by the vicinity of the temperate rainforest in Chile.

  1. ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Municipality of Victoria" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.