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Arauco Province

Province in the Bío Bío Region, Chile

Province in the Bío Bío Region, Chile

FieldValue
nameArauco Province
native_nameProvincia de Arauco
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_skylineLebu.jpg
image_captionGeneral view of Lebu
image_sealLogo de la DPP Arauco.svg
image_mapProvincia de Arauco.svg
mapsize175px
map_altLocation in the Region
map_captionLocation in Biobío Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Bío Bío
parts_typeCommunes
parts_stylecoll
partsList of 7:
p1Arauco
p2Cañete
p3Contulmo
p4Curanilahue
p5Lebu
p6Los Álamos
p7Tirúa
seat_typeCapital
seatLebu
government_typeProvincial
leader_partyUDI
leader_titleGovernor
leader_nameMaría Belgíca Tripailaf Quilodrán
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km25643.3
population_footnotes
population_total157052
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank1117,569
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank239,686
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info179,263
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info277,992
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area_code56 + 41
website

Arauco Province () is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío. It spans a coastal area of 6366 sqkm just south of the mouth of the Biobío River, the traditional demarcation between the nation's major natural regions, Zona Central and Zona Sur. The province originally covered the once-independent indigenous territory of Araucanía, but this was afterward divided into four provinces. It is devoted largely to agricultural pursuits. The capital Lebu (population 25,000) is situated on the coast about 90 km south of Concepción with which it is connected by rail.

Administration

As a province, Arauco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.

Communes

The province is composed of seven communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council.

  1. Arauco
  2. Cañete
  3. Contulmo
  4. Curanilahue
  5. Lebu (provincial capital)
  6. Los Álamos
  7. Tirúa

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 5457.2 sqkm and had a population of 157,255 inhabitants (79,263 men and 77,992 women), giving it a population density of 28.8 PD/sqkm. Of these, 117,569 (74.8%) lived in urban areas and 39,686 (25.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 5% (7,554 persons).

References

References

  1. (2007). "Territorial division of Chile". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. {{EB1911
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