Cunco, Chile
Cunco | |
|---|---|
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  Cunco Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city):38°55′S72°02′W/ 38.917°S 72.033°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Araucanía |
| Province | Cautín |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| •Alcalde | Patricio Mittersteiner Garrido |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,906.5 km2(736.1 sq mi) |
| As of 2002 | |
| Elevation | 364 m (1,194 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,628 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2(21/sq mi) |
| •Urban | 8,806 |
| •Rural | 9,897 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 9,203 |
| • Women | 9,500 |
| Time zone | UTC−4(CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3(CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 45 |
| Website | Municipality of Cunco |
Cuncois aChileancommuneandcityinCautín Province,Araucanía Region.The town is located 60 km southeast of the city ofTemucoand 77 km west ofIcalma International Pass.
The major geographical features of this commune are theAllipén Riverand theColico Lake.
According toFriarErnesto Wilhelm de MoesbachCunco is etymologically derived from theMapuche language's word for "dark red" (cun) "water" (co) meaning water with volcanic ash or silt.[3]
History
[edit]Cunco was founded by Colonel Gregorio Urrutia in 1883 as a frontier fort, between the marshes Cunco and Nahuelcura, and close to a tributary to the Allipén river. The arrival of the railroad at the beginning of the twentieth century accelerated its urban development. It changed legal status to "commune" on 20 August 1918.
In 1918 Cunco was the ending point of the first flight by an airplane across theAndes,whenLuis Candelariaflew fromZapala,Argentina, on April 13.[4]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2002censusof theNational Statistics Institute,Cunco spans an area of 1,906.5 km2(736 sq mi) and has 18,703 inhabitants (9,203 men and 9,500 women). Of these, 8,806 (47.1%) lived inurban areasand 9,897 (52.9%) inrural areas.The population grew by 2% (364 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
Administration
[edit]As acommune,Cunco is a third-leveladministrative division of Chileadministered by a communal council, headed by analcaldewho is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Patricio Mittersteiner Garrido. The communal council has the following members:[1]
- Osvaldo Inostroza Mora
- Danilo Urrutia Cárcamo
- Rene Sepulveda Ceballos
- Patricio Oakley Oviedo
- Cristian Moraga Lagos
- Alfonso Coke Candia
Within theelectoral divisions of Chile,Zapallar belongs to the 52nd electoral district and 15th senatorial constituency.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Municipality of Cunco"(in Spanish).Retrieved19 August2010.
- ^abcd"National Statistics Institute"(in Spanish).Retrieved13 December2010.
- ^de Moesbach, Ernesto Wilhelm (2016) [1944].Voz de Arauco(in Spanish). Santiago: Ceibo. p. 56.ISBN978-956-359-051-7.
- ^Luis Casabal (13 April 1998)."A 80 años del primer cruce aéreo de los Andes"(in Spanish). Diario La Nación. Archived fromthe originalon 8 March 2017.Retrieved26 April2015.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish)Gobierno Regional de la Araucanía: Cunco
- (in Spanish)Munipalidad de Cunco
- (in Spanish)Porta Cunco(Independent Website)
