Arauco Province

Arauco
Province
Location in the Region
Country	Chile
Region	Biobío
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
• Men	79,263
• Women	77,992
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLT)
Area code	56 + 41
Website	Governorate of Arauco

General view of Lebu, Arauco Province's capital

Arauco Province is one of a coastal province of southern Chile's VIII 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 90 km (56 mi) south of Concepción with which it is connected by rail.

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 comprised of seven communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council.

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)