Arauco
Arauco is a city and commune in Chile, located in Arauco Province in the Bío Bío Region. The region was a Moluche aillarehue. The Spanish settlements founded here during the Conquest of Chile were destroyed on numerous occasions by the Mapuche during the Arauco War.
- Town with about 17,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- …is also known as “Arauco, Chile”
- Description: city in Chile
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carampangue.
Arauco
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Latitude
-37.24625° or 37° 14′ 47″ south
Longitude
-73.31764° or 73° 19′ 4″ west
UN/LOCODE
CL ARA
Open location code
47J8QM3J+GW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Arauco” goes by many names.
أراوكوArabic
AraucoBasque
AraucoCatalan
AraucoCebuano
阿劳科Chinese
阿勞科Chinese
AraucoDutch
اراوكوEgyptian Arabic
AraucoItalian
アラウコJapanese
아라우코Korean
AraucoMin Nan Chinese
AraucoOccitan (post 1500)
آرائوکوPersian
AraucoPolish
AraucoRomanian
Arauco, ChileRomanian
АраукоRussian
AraucoSerbo-Croatian
AraucoSwedish
Arauco, ChileSwedish
Arauco, ŞiliTurkish
АраукоUkrainian
اراؤکو، چلیUrdu
AraucoWaray (Philippines)
Arauco, ChileWaray (Philippines)
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