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Arauco Province

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Country
  
Chile

Time zone
  
CLT (UTC-4)

Website
  
Governorate of Arauco

Capital
  
Lebu, Chile

Region
  
Bío Bío

Area code(s)
  
56 + 41

Area
  
5,643 km²

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Points of interest
  
Lanalhue Lake, Cordillera de Nahuelbuta, Lleulleu Lake, Museo Mapuche de Cañete, Fuerte Tucapel

Destinations
  
Cañete - Chile, Mocha Island, Lebu - Chile, Contulmo, Lanalhue Lake

Arauco Province (Spanish: Provincia de Arauco) is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). It spans a coastal area of 6,366 km2 (2,458 sq mi) 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 (56 mi) south of Concepción with which it is connected by rail.

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Map of Arauco Province, Biob%C3%ADo, Chile

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.

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 5,457.2 km2 (2,107 sq mi) and had a population of 157,255 inhabitants (79,263 men and 77,992 women), giving it a population density of 28.8/km2 (75/sq mi). 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

Arauco Province Wikipedia