Lumaco
Lumaco | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates (town): 38°09′S 72°55′W / 38.150°S 72.917°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Araucanía |
| Province | Malleco |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Manuel Painiqueo Tragnolao (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,119.0 km2 (432.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 11,405 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,132 |
| • Rural | 7,273 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 6,074 |
| • Women | 5,331 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | country 56 + city 45 |
| Website | www |
Lumaco is a town and commune in Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region of Chile. Its name in Mapudungun means "water of luma". Lumaco is located to 120 km (75 mi) northeast of Temuco and 52 km (32 mi) from Angol. It shares a boundary to the north with the communes of Purén and Los Sauces, to the east with Traiguén and Galvarino, to the south with Cholchol and Carahue in Cautin Province, and the west with Tirúa and Contulmo in the Arauco Province of the Biobío Region.
The area of Lumaco and Purén is rich in Mapuche and early Spanish archaeological sites.