Lumaco
Sign in to saveLumaco is a town and commune in Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region of Chile. Its name in Mapudungun means "water of luma". Lumaco is located to northeast of Temuco and from Angol. It shares a boundary to the north with the communes of Purén and Los Sauces, to the east with Traiguén and Galvarino, to the south with Cholchol and Carahue in Cautin Province, and the west with Tirúa and Contulmo in the Arauco Province of the Biobío Region.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lumaco
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- es
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and Commune
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- Comuna de Lumaco.svg
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- Map of Lumaco commune in the Araucanía Region
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- Map of Lumaco commune in the Araucanía Region
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- 1
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- Chile
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- bottom
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- Location in Chile
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- Location in Chile
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- town
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- Country
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- Chile
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Araucanía
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- Province
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- Malleco
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 1119.0
- Elevation
- 118
- Official website
- www.munilumaco.cl
- Image
- Plaza Las Banderas de Lumaco.jpg
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Lumaco is a town and commune in Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region of Chile. Its name in Mapudungun means "water of luma". Lumaco is located to northeast of Temuco and from Angol. It shares a boundary to the north with the communes of Purén and Los Sauces, to the east with Traiguén and Galvarino, to the south with Cholchol and Carahue in Cautin Province, and the west with Tirúa and Contulmo in the Arauco Province of the Biobío Region.
The area of Lumaco and Purén is rich in Mapuche and early Spanish archaeological sites.
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