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Cautín Province
Provincia de Cautín
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Coastal area of Carahue
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Region | Araucanía | ||||
| Capital | Temuco | ||||
| Comunas | See list | ||||
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| • Type | Provincial | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 18,409 km2 (7,108 sq mi) | ||||
| Population
(2002 Census)
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| • Total | 667,920 | ||||
| • Density | 36.2823/km2 (93.971/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) | ||||
| Website | Official website: http://www.gobernacioncautin.gov.cl/ | ||||
The Cautín Province (Spanish: Provincia de Cautín) is one of two provinces of the Chilean region of Araucanía (IX). The provincial capital is the city of Temuco.
Geography
The Cautín province is in the southern half of the Araucanía region with an area of 18,409 sq mi (47,680 km2). The capital, Temuco, is in the central part of the province.
Cautín is bordered to the north by the Arauco and Malleco provinces, to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Los Ríos region and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
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Arauco province (Bío Bío region) |
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| Valdivia province (Los Ríos region) |
Climate
The climate in Temuco is a Mediterranean climate (Marine West Coast Climate), Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Temuco is 1,196.3 mm (47.1 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is June with 180.3 mm (7.1 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of 40.6 mm (1.6 in).
The average temperature for the year in Temuco is 12.2 °C (54.0 °F). The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of 16.7 °C (62.1 °F). The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of 7.8 °C (46.0 °F).
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 667,920 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 36.3 inhabitants/km². The urban population was 449,147 persons (67% of the total population).
The largest city of the province, in 2002, is its capital, Temuco, with 227,086 inhabitants. Other cities are Padre Las Casas (33,697 inhabitants) and Villarrica (27,408 inhabitants).
Administration
As a province, Cautín is a second-level administrative division, consisting of 21 communes (comunas). The city of Temuco serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area (km²) |
Population (2002) |
Density |
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| 09101 | 17 Temuco | Temuco | 464.0 | 245,347 | 528.8 |
| 09102 | 1 Carahue | Carahue | 1,340.6 | 25,696 | 19.2 |
| 09103 | 3 Cunco | Cunco | 1,906.5 | 18,703 | 9.8 |
| 09104 | 4 Curarrehue | Curarrehue | 1,170.7 | 6,784 | 5.8 |
| 09105 | 5 Freire | Freire | 935.2 | 25.514 | 27.3 |
| 09106 | 6 Galvarino | Galvarino | 568.2 | 12,596 | 22.2 |
| 09107 | 7 Gorbea | Gorbea | 694.5 | 15,222 | 21.9 |
| 09108 | 8 Lautaro | Lautaro | 901.1 | 32,218 | 21.9 |
| 09109 | 9 Loncoche | Loncoche | 976.8 | 23,037 | 23.6 |
| 09110 | 10 Melipeuco | Melipeuco | 1,107.3 | 5,628 | 5.1 |
| 09111 | 11 Nueva Imperial | Nueva Imperial | 732.5 | 29,994 | 40.9 |
| 09112 | 12 Padre Las Casas | Padre Las Casas | 400.7 | 58,795 | 146.7 |
| 09113 | 13 Perquenco | Perquenco | 330.7 | 6,450 | 19.5 |
| 09114 | 14 Pitrufquén | Pitrufquén | 580.7 | 21,988 | 37.9 |
| 09115 | 15 Pucón | Pucón | 1,248.5 | 21,107 | 16.9 |
| 09116 | 16 Saavedra | Saavedra | 400.8 | 14,034 | 35.0 |
| 09117 | 18 Teodoro Schmidt | Teodoro Schmidt | 649.9 | 15,504 | 23.9 |
| 09118 | 19 Toltén | Nueva Toltén | 860.4 | 11,216 | 13.0 |
| 09119 | 20 Vilcún | Vilcún | 1,420.9 | 22,491 | 15.8 |
| 09120 | 21 Villarrica | Villarrica | 1,291.1 | 45,531 | 35.3 |
| 09121 | 2 Cholchol | Cholchol | 427.9 | 10,065 | 23.5 |
| Total of Cautín province | 18,409.0 | 667,920 | 36.3 | ||
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Cautín para niños
