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Temuco
Araucania, Chile · South America
About Temuco
Temuco sits on the route: 30 minutes from Freire.
Temuco is in Araucania, Chile, with about 240,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Freire, about 24 km away.
Temuco (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈmuko]) is a city and commune, capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located 670 kilometres (416 miles) south of Santiago. The city grew out from a fort of the same name established in 1881 during Chile's invasion of Araucanía.Read more
Temuco lies in the middle of the historic Araucanía, a traditional land of the indigenous Mapuche.
Temuco's central place in Araucanía with easy access to the Andean valleys, lakes and coastal areas makes it a hub for tourism, agricultural, livestock and forestry operations as well as a communication and trade centre for the numerous small towns of Araucanía. Temuco has recently been regarded as a university city as it houses two large universities: University of the Frontier and Temuco Catholic University. Nobel laureates Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda both lived in Temuco for some time.
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Temuco is in Araucania, Chile, about 24 km from Freire.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 238,129
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- Araucania
- Timezone
- America/Santiago
- Coordinates
- -38.7363, -72.5974
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