Queule facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Queule
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Town
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Queule as seen on November 2013.
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 Queule
Location in Chile
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| Country |  Chile |
| Admin. division | Araucanía Region |
| Province | Cautín Province |
| Commune | Toltén |
| Population
(2002 [1])
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| • Total | 1,422 |
Queule is a small town in Chile. It is part of the Toltén area, which is in the Cautín Province of the Araucanía Region. You can find Queule just north of another town called Mehuín. It is also very close to the border between the Araucanía Region and the Los Ríos Region.
History of Queule
The Great Earthquake of 1960
Queule was greatly affected by a huge natural disaster in 1960. This event was known as the 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami. It was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.
Days after the earthquake and the giant ocean waves (tsunami) hit, a police officer in Queule reported many people were missing or had died. Later, historians Yoselin Jaramillo and Ismael Basso found that about 50 people in Queule were known to have died because of this earthquake and tsunami. The town worked hard to recover after such a big event.
See also
- In Spanish: Queule (Chile) para niños
