Collipulli

Collipulli is a city and commune forming part of the Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. Its name means "coloured lands" in the Mapuche language spoken in the area. It has a population of 22,354 (2005) and an area of . Its current mayor is Manuel Macaya Ramírez.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Collipulli
Settlement.settlement_type: City and Commune
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera Collipulli.png
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Collipulli.svg
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms
Settlement.image_map: Comuna de Collipulli.svg
Settlement.map_alt: Location of Collipulli within the Araucanía Region
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Collipulli within the Araucanía Region
Settlement.pushpin_map: Chile
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption

Article

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Contents

History
Present day
Demographics
Administration
References
External links

==History== On 22 November 1867, the city was founded as a military fort during the Occupation of Araucanía. No traces of the fort remain today. The fort was protected by defensive ditches and wooden stakes, and was supported by a series of bridges placed over the Malleco River and its tributaries. Other forts were established in the area, and settlers soon followed, developing the land for agriculture.