Tirúa
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Tirúa () is a Chilean commune and town in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. The 2010 Chile earthquake led to a permanent uplift of Tirúa of about 180 cm above sea level, the highest recorded uplift related to the earthquake. This caused a large islet to form at the mouth of Tirúa River next to the town. The Misión Jesuita Mapuche is based in Tirúa.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tirúa
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- es
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tirua en Chile.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Aerial view of Tirúa
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- Aerial view of Tirúa
- Settlement.flag_alt
- Flag
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Tirúa.svg
- Settlement.shield_alt
- Coat of arms
- Settlement.image_map
- Comuna de Tirúa.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 175px
- Settlement.map_alt
- Map of the Tirúa commune in the Biobío Region
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- Map of the Tirúa commune in the Biobío Region
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Chile
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- bottom
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- Location in Chile
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 175
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- Location in Chile
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 624.4
- Elevation
- 399
- Image
- Tirua en Chile.jpg
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- Tirúa
- inception
- 1865-00-00
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Tirúa () is a Chilean commune and town in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. The 2010 Chile earthquake led to a permanent uplift of Tirúa of about 180 cm above sea level, the highest recorded uplift related to the earthquake. This caused a large islet to form at the mouth of Tirúa River next to the town. The Misión Jesuita Mapuche is based in Tirúa.
==Demographics== According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Tirúa spans an area of and has 9,664 inhabitants (5,028 men and 4,636 women). Of these, 2,508 (26%) lived in urban areas and 7,156 (74%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.6% (928 persons).
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