Temuco | |
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Coordinates: 38°44′S 72°40′W / 38.733°S 72.667°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Araucanía |
Province | Cautín |
Founded | 24 February 1881 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Miguel Becker Alvear (RN) |
Area | |
• Total | 464 km2 (179 sq mi) |
Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 245,347 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 232,528 |
• Rural | 12,819 |
Sex | |
• Men | 117,071 |
• Women | 128,276 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
Area code | 56 + 45 |
Website | Municipality of Temuco |
Temuco is a Chilean city with 245,347 inhabitants (2002 census).
Temuco was founded by Manuel Recabarren naming the place Fuerte Recabarren(Fort Recabarren) during the Occupation of Araucania on 1881.