Las Araucarias, Carahue
Place in Cautín, Araucanía
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Las Araucarias is a hamlet (Spanish: caserío) in Araucanía Region, Chile.[3] It is located at 640 m asl. in Cordillera de Nahuelbuta next to a small remnant of some of the southernmost Araucaria araucana trees in the Chilean Coast Range.[4] By 1950 there were 1000 ha of Araucaria araucana forest around Las Araucarias, but by 2016 only 40 ha remained,[5] of which 10,3 ha are protected in the Villa las Araucarias site.[4]
Las Araucarias | |
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 Interactive map of Las Araucarias | |
| Region | Araucanía |
| Province | Cautín |
| Municipalidad | Carahue |
| Comuna | Carahue |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Héctor Alejandro Sáez Veliz (UDI) |
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Population (2017[3]) | |
• Total | 66 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 38 |
| • Women | 28 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Chilean Standard) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (Chilean Daylight) |
| Area code | Country + town = 56 + 45 |
