Curarrehue
Curarrehue | |
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View of Curarrehue's church a winter day | |
| Coordinates (town): 39°21′S 71°35′W / 39.350°S 71.583°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Araucanía |
| Province | Cautín |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Abel Painefilo Barriga (PPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,170.7 km2 (452.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 406 m (1,332 ft) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 6,624 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,862 |
| • Rural | 4,922 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 3,586 |
| • Women | 3,198 |
| Area code | (+56) 45 |
| Website | www |
Curarrehue (Spanish pronunciation: [kuɾaˈrewe]) is a town and commune in Cautín Province of Araucanía Region, Chile. The origin of Curarrehue dates back to the occupation of Araucanía and the Conquest of the Desert by the Chilean and Argentine army respectively in the 1870s and 1880s when Mapuches were pushed by the Argentine Army through Mamuil Malal Pass into the valley of Curarrehue where they settled.
The town of Curarrehue aside, the second largest settlement in the commune is the village of Catripulli with 424 inhabitants as of 2017.
Geologically the town of Curarrehue is placed on the Reigolil-Pirihueico Fault.