Cautín Province
The Cautin Province () is one of two provinces of the Chilean region of Araucania (IX). The provincial capital is the city of Temuco.
Geography
The Cautin province is in the southern half of the Araucania region with an area of. The capital, Temuco, is in the central part of the province.
Cautin is bordered to the north by the Arauco and Malleco provinces, to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Los Rios region and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Climate
The climate in Temuco is a Mediterranean climate (Marine West Coast Climate), Cfb in the Koppen climate classification.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Temuco is. The month with the most precipitation on average is June with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of.
The average temperature for the year in Temuco is. The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of. The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of.
Population
(last national census), there were 667,920 people living in the province, giving it a population density of inhabitants/km2. The urban population was 449,147 persons (of the total population).
The largest city of the province, in 2002, is its capital, Temuco, with 227,086 inhabitants. Other cities are Padre Las Casas (33,697 inhabitants) and Villarrica (27,408 inhabitants).
Administration
As a province, Cautin is a second-level administrative division, consisting of 21 communes (comunas). The city of Temuco serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
Related pages
Provinces of Chile
References
Other websites
Territorial division of Chile
Gobierno Regional de la Araucania Official website
Province of Cautin website
Provinces of Chile