Arauco Province

Arauco
Province
Location in the Region
Country	Chile
Region	Region
Capital	Lebu
Communes	List of 7: Arauco Cañete Contulmo Curanilahue Lebu Los Álamos Tirúa
Government
• Type	Provincial
• Governor	Rodrigo Daroch Yáñez
Area
• Total	5,457.2 km2 (2,107.0 sq mi)
• Rank	3
Population  (2002)
• Total	157,255
• Rank	4
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
• Urban	117,569
• Rural	39,686
Sex
• Male	79,263
• Female	77,992
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLT)
Area code	56 + 41
Website	Government of Arauco

General view of Lebu, Arauco Province's capital

Arauco, a coastal province of southern Chile's Biobío Region. It has an area of 6,366 km² (2,458 sq mi). 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 55 mi (89 km) south of Concepción with which it is connected by rail.

Communes

The province has seven communes (Spanish: comunas):

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

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)