Cautín Province
Cautín Province (Spanish: Provincia de Cautín) is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX), bounded on the north by Arauco and Malleco provinces, on the east by Argentina, on the south by Valdivia Province, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Its population at the 2012 census was of 692,582. The most important communes are Temuco, Villarrica, Padre Las Casas, and Nueva Imperial. Cattle, forestry, and agriculture make up most of Cautin's economy. Its climate is humid, rainy in winter, and generally warm in summer.
Cautín Province
Provincia de Cautín | |
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Province | |
Coastal area of Carahue | |
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Seal | |
Location in the La Araucanía Region | |
Cautín Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′S 72°30′W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | La Araucanía |
| Capital | Temuco |
| Communes | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Mauricio Ojeda Rebodollo (EVOP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,409.0 km2 (7,107.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
| • Total | 692,582 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 449,147 |
| • Rural | 218,773 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 0 |
| • Women | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 45 |
| Website | Government of Cautín |
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