Melipeuco

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title: "Melipeuco" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-chile", "populated-places-established-in-1981", "populated-places-in-cautín-province"] topic_path: "general/communes-of-chile" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melipeuco" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
official_nameMelipeuco
native_name
settlement_typeTown and Commune
image_skylineZoom_Al_Llaima._-_panoramio.jpg
image_captionStreet in Melipeuco and Llaima Volcano in the background.
flag_altFlag
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Melipeuco.svg
map_captionMap of Melipeuco commune in the Araucania Region
map_altMap of Melipeuco commune in the Araucania Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_narrow1
coor_pinpointcity
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Araucanía
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Cautín
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_partyUDI
leader_nameEduardo Navarrete Fuentes
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km21107.3
elevation_m461
population_footnotes
population_total5590
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank12333
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank23295
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info12,906
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info22,722
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_codecountry 56 + city 45
website
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|official_name = Melipeuco |other_name = |native_name =
|nickname = |settlement_type = Town and Commune |motto = |image_skyline = Zoom_Al_Llaima._-_panoramio.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Street in Melipeuco and Llaima Volcano in the background. |image_flag = |flag_size = | flag_alt = Flag |image_shield = |shield_size = | shield_alt = Coat of arms |image_map = Comuna de Melipeuco.svg |map_caption = Map of Melipeuco commune in the Araucania Region |map_alt = Map of Melipeuco commune in the Araucania Region |pushpin_map = Chile |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile | pushpin_map_narrow = 1 |coor_pinpoint = city |coordinates_footnotes = |coordinates = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Chile |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Araucanía |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 = Cautín | government_footnotes = | government_type = Municipality | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_party = UDI | leader_name = Eduardo Navarrete Fuentes |established_title = |established_date = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1107.3 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 461 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 5590 | population_as_of = 2012 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_blank1_title = Urban | population_blank1 = 2333 | population_blank2_title = Rural | population_blank2 = 3295 | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Men | demographics1_info1 = 2,906 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 2,722 | timezone = CLT | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = CLST | utc_offset_DST = -3 |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = country 56 + city 45 |website = |footnotes = Melipeuco () is a town and commune () in Chile, located at the foot of the Andes, in the Province of Cautín, Araucanía Region. Melipeuco is 12 km from the southern entrance of the Conguillío National Park. The Nevados de Sollipulli, an ice-filled volcanic caldera surrounded by numerous hot water springs and geysers, lie south of the town. Lake Carilafquén is also located in this area. At the edge of the Nevados de Sollipulli, at the Alpehue intersection 33 km away, there are several hot springs with water from 40 to, even in the middle of glacier blocks.

Demographics

|align=left |source= |percentages=pagr |1970 |6837 |1982 |5593 |1992 |5313 |2002 |5628 |2017 |6138 |2024 |6796 According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Melipeuco spans an area of 1107.3 sqkm and has 5,628 inhabitants (2,908 men and 2,720 women). Of these, 2,333 (41.5%) lived in urban areas and 3,295 (58.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 5.9% (315 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Melipeuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Eduardo Navarrete Fuentes (UDI).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Melipeuco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Enrique Estay (UDI) and Fuad Chahín (PDC) as part of the 49th electoral district, together with Victoria, Curacautín, Lonquimay, Vilcún, Lautaro, Perquenco and Galvarino. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alberto Espina Otero (RN) and Jaime Quintana Leal (PPD) as part of the 14th senatorial constituency (Araucanía-North).

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References

References

  1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
  2. "Municipality of Melipeuco".
  3. "National Statistics Institute".
  4. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.

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