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Lautaro, Chile

FieldValue
nameLautaro
native_name_langes
settlement_typeCity and Commune
image_skylineToqui_Lautaro.jpg
imagesize175px
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo de Lautaro.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
named_forLautaro
image_mapComuna de Lautaro.svg
map_altLocation in the Araucanía Region
map_captionLocation in the Araucanía Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Araucanía
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Cautín
established_titleFounded
established_date1881
seat_type
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameRenato Hauri
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2901.1
elevation_m234
population_footnotes
population_total34268
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank121071
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank211147
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info115,991
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info216,227
timezoneCLT
utc_offset−4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST−3
area_code56 + 45
websiteOfficial website

Lautaro is a city and commune of the Cautín Province in Chile's Araucanía Region. The area is named in honor of Lautaro, Mapuche leader (toqui) during the War of Arauco.

Demographics

|1885 |1438 |1895 |9325 |1907 |23720 |1920 |25113 |1930 |26280 |1940 |27634 |1952 |23130 |1970 |24855 |1982 |27525 |1992 |28725 |2002 |32218 |2017 |38013 |2024 |41936 According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lautaro spans an area of 901.1 sqkm and has 32,218 inhabitants (15,991 men and 16,227 women). Of these, 21,071 (65.4%) lived in urban areas and 11,147 (34.6%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 12.2% (3,493 persons).

Administration

As a commune, Lautaro is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. For the years 2008-2012, the alcalde is Renato Hauri, and the council members are:

  • Raul Schifferli Diaz
  • Miguel Jaramillo Salazar
  • Carlos Gutierrez Olguin
  • Ricardo Candia Morales
  • Cristian Herrera González
  • Hugo Salazar Becerra

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Lautaro belongs to the 49th electoral district and 14th senatorial constituency.

References

References

  1. "Municipality of Lautaro".
  2. "National Statistics Institute".
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