Saavedra, Chile
title: "Saavedra, Chile" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-chile", "populated-places-in-cautín-province", "1895-establishments-in-chile", "coasts-of-araucanía-region"] topic_path: "general/communes-of-chile" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saavedra,_Chile" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Saavedra |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | Town and Commune |
| image_skyline | Puerto Saavedra 2012.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Puerto Saavedra and its seawater lagoon |
| flag_alt | Flag |
| image_shield | Escudo de Saavedra (Chile).svg |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms |
| image_map | Comuna de Saavedra.svg |
| map_alt | Map of Saavedra commune in Araucanía Region |
| map_caption | Map of Saavedra commune in Araucanía Region |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_map_narrow | yes |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_alt | Location in Chile |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| coor_pinpoint | town |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Araucanía |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Cautín |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 5 December 1895 |
| established_title1 | Founded as |
| established_date1 | Bajo Imperial |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Municipality |
| leader_title | Alcalde |
| leader_party | PPD |
| leader_name | Ricardo Tripainao Calfulaf |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 400.8 |
| elevation_m | 10 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 11384 |
| population_as_of | 2012 Census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 2679 |
| population_blank2_title | Rural |
| population_blank2 | 11355 |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 7,259 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 6,775 |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| area_code | country 56 + city 45 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Saavedra | native_name = | native_name_lang = es | settlement_type = Town and Commune | image_skyline = Puerto Saavedra 2012.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = View of Puerto Saavedra and its seawater lagoon | image_flag = | flag_alt = Flag | image_shield = Escudo de Saavedra (Chile).svg | shield_alt = Coat of arms | image_map = Comuna de Saavedra.svg | map_alt = Map of Saavedra commune in Araucanía Region | map_caption = Map of Saavedra commune in Araucanía Region | pushpin_map = Chile | pushpin_map_narrow = yes | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = town | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Chile | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Araucanía | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Cautín | established_title = Founded | established_date = 5 December 1895 | established_title1 = Founded as | established_date1 = Bajo Imperial | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Municipality | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_party = PPD | leader_name = Ricardo Tripainao Calfulaf | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 400.8 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 10 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 11384 | population_as_of = 2012 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_blank1_title = Urban | population_blank1 = 2679 | population_blank2_title = Rural | population_blank2 = 11355 | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Men | demographics1_info1 = 7,259 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 6,775 | timezone = CLT | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = CLST | utc_offset_DST = -3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = country 56 + city 45 | website = | footnotes =
Saavedra () is a commune of Chile in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. The principal community and administrative centre of the commune is the town of Puerto Saavedra. The commune is named after the Chilean soldier General Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez who was placed in charge of the occupation of the Araucanía in 1860. It has the highest percentage—though not the largest number—of Mapuche people in the region (64%, 2002 census). It is also the location for the 1991 movie "La Frontera".
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Closeup_totem_at_Cerro_Maule_near_Puerto_Saavedra_Chile_16_Feb_2009.jpg" caption="[[Rehue]] at the Cerro Maule lookout point ("mirador") near Puerto Saavedra, Chile Feb 16, 2009"] ::
Demographics
|align=left |source= |percentages=pagr |1885 |523 |1895 |11479 |1907 |16991 |1920 |22876 |1930 |27283 |1940 |30981 |1952 |30935 |1970 |12387 |1982 |13890 |1992 |14432 |2002 |14034 |2017 |12450 |2024 |12877 According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Saavedra spans an area of 400.8 sqkm and has 14,034 inhabitants (7,259 men and 6,775 women). Of these, 2,679 (19.1%) lived in urban areas and 11,355 (80.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 2.8% (398 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Saavedra 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 Ricardo Tripainao Calfulaf (PPD).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Saavedra is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by José Manuel Edwards (RN) and Joaquín Tuma (PDC) as part of the 51st electoral district, together with Carahue, Nueva Imperial, Teodoro Schmidt, Freire, Pitrufquén and Cholchol. The commune is represented in the Senate by José Garcia Ruminot (RN) and Eugenio Tuma Zedan (PPD) as part of the 15th senatorial constituency (Araucanía-South).
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Puerto Dominguez |Jan high C = 20.2 |Feb high C = 20.4 |Mar high C = 19.0 |Apr high C = 17.1 |May high C = 14.6 |Jun high C = 13.1 |Jul high C = 12.6 |Aug high C = 13.0 |Sep high C = 14.2 |Oct high C = 15.6 |Nov high C = 16.9 |Dec high C = 18.7 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 15.0 |Feb mean C = 14.8 |Mar mean C = 13.4 |Apr mean C = 11.5 |May mean C = 8.8 |Jun mean C = 8.8 |Jul mean C = 8.5 |Aug mean C = 8.4 |Sep mean C = 9.5 |Oct mean C = 11.0 |Nov mean C = 12.5 |Dec mean C = 14.0 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 9.2 |Feb low C = 9.3 |Mar low C = 8.5 |Apr low C = 6.9 |May low C = 5.8 |Jun low C = 5.5 |Jul low C = 5.1 |Aug low C = 4.5 |Sep low C = 5.5 |Oct low C = 6.4 |Nov low C = 7.7 |Dec low C = 8.8 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 43.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 39.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 75.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 104.7 |May precipitation mm = 255.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 263.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 257.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 193.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 135.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 79.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 78.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 53.7 |year precipitation mm = | Jan humidity = 80 | Feb humidity = 81 | Mar humidity = 82 | Apr humidity = 86 | May humidity = 87 | Jun humidity = 87 | Jul humidity = 86 | Aug humidity = 85 | Sep humidity = 84 | Oct humidity = 82 | Nov humidity = 80 | Dec humidity = 80 | year humidity = |source 1 = Bioclimatografia de Chile{{cite web | first1 = Ernst | last1 = Hajek | first2 = Francesco | url = http://www.ecolyma.cl/documentos/bioclimatografia_de_chile.pdf | title = Bioclimatografia de Chile | access-date = 27 May 2024 | last2 = Castri |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091122225453/http://www.ecolyma.cl/documentos/bioclimatografia_de_chile.pdf |archive-date = 22 November 2009 | language = es | year = 1975}}
References
References
- "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
- "National Statistics Institute".
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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