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Araucania

Araucania

Region in Chile
The Araucanía Region of central Chile encompasses terrain ranging from the west's Pacific coastline to volcanoes and the Andes mountains in the east. Its southeast, with many freshwater lakes and temperate rainforest, forms part of the Chilean...
Population: 938,626 (2017)
Capital: Temuco
Area: 12,294 mi²
HDI (2019): 0.786; high
Highest elevation: 3,125 m (10,253 ft)
ISO 3166 code: CL-AR
Provinces: Malleco; Cautín