Curarrehue
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Curarrehue
| other_name =
| native_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town and commune
| motto =
| image_skyline = Parroquia nieve.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = View of Curarrehue's church a winter day
| image_flag =
| flag_alt = Flag
| image_shield =
| shield_alt = Coat of arms
|image_map = Comuna_de_Curarrehue.svg
|map_caption = Map of Curarrehue commune in the Araucanía Region
|map_alt = Map of Curarrehue commune in the Araucanía Region
|pushpin_map = Chile
|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
| pushpin_map_narrow = 1
| coordinates = {{coord|39|21|S|71|35|W|region:CL-AR|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = town
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Chile
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Araucanía
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Cautín
| government_footnotes = {{Cite news |title=Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades |language=es}}
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_party = PPD
| leader_title = Alcalde
| leader_name = Abel Painefilo Barriga
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1981
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 1170.7
| elevation_footnotes =
| population_total = 6624
| population_as_of = 2012 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 1862
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 4922
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 3,586
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 3,198
| elevation_m = 406
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code = (+56) 45
| website = {{URL|http://www.curarrehue.cl/}}
}}
Curarrehue ({{IPA|es|kuɾaˈrewe}}) is a town and commune in Cautín Province of Araucanía Region, Chile. The origin of Curarrehue dates back to the occupation of Araucanía and the Conquest of the Desert by the Chilean and Argentine army respectively in the 1870s and 1880s when Mapuches were pushed by the Argentine Army through Mamuil Malal Pass into the valley of Curarrehue where they settled.
The town of Curarrehue aside, the second largest settlement in the commune is the village of Catripulli with 424 inhabitants as of 2017.{{cite web |url=https://geoarchivos.ine.cl/File/pub/Cd_Pb_Al_Cs_2019.pdf |title=Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caceríos 2019 |publisher=National Statistics Institute|date=2019 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |language=es}}
Geologically the town of Curarrehue is placed on the Reigolil-Pirihueico Fault.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Curarrehue spans an area of {{convert|1170.7|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 6,784 inhabitants (3,586 men and 3,198 women). Of these, 1,862 (27.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,922 (72.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 13.5% (806 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Curarrehue is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Héctor Carrasco Ruiz (RN).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Curarrehue is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by René Manuel García (RN) and Fernando Meza (PRSD) as part of the 52nd electoral district, together with Cunco, Pucón, Villarrica, Loncoche, Gorbea and Toltén. The commune is represented in the Senate by José Garcia Ruminot (RN) and Eugenio Tuma Zedan (PPD) as part of the 15th senatorial constituency (Araucanía-South).
Geography
= Climate =
Curarrehue has a cool and humid oceanic climate (with a cool-summer Mediterranean tendency), with an average annual precipitation of {{convert|2134|mm|in}}. Summers have mild days and cool nights. Winters are chilly and wetter, with snowfalls. This climate is described by the Köppen climate classification as Cfb.
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = Curarrehue
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|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 20.6
|Feb high C = 20.9
|Mar high C = 18.0
|Apr high C = 13.4
|May high C = 9.6
|Jun high C = 5.5
|Jul high C = 4.5
|Aug high C = 5.4
|Sep high C = 8.1
|Oct high C = 11.3
|Nov high C = 14.8
|Dec high C = 17.8
|Jan mean C = 14.8
|Feb mean C = 14.9
|Mar mean C = 12.3
|Apr mean C = 8.6
|May mean C = 5.5
|Jun mean C = 2.4
|Jul mean C = 1.3
|Aug mean C = 2.0
|Sep mean C = 3.6
|Oct mean C = 6.3
|Nov mean C = 9.5
|Dec mean C = 12.3
|Jan low C = 9.3
|Feb low C = 9.6
|Mar low C = 7.6
|Apr low C = 4.7
|May low C = 2.5
|Jun low C = 0.1
|Jul low C = -1.1
|Aug low C = -0.6
|Sep low C = 0.1
|Oct low C = 2.0
|Nov low C = 4.7
|Dec low C = 7.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 61
|Feb precipitation mm = 59
|Mar precipitation mm = 81
|Apr precipitation mm = 153
|May precipitation mm = 249
|Jun precipitation mm = 380
|Jul precipitation mm = 311
|Aug precipitation mm = 292
|Sep precipitation mm = 176
|Oct precipitation mm = 154
|Nov precipitation mm = 117
|Dec precipitation mm = 101
|source 1 = Climate-data.org{{cite web
|url=https://en.climate-data.org/south-america/chile/ix-region-de-la-araucania/curarrehue-149543/
|title=Climate: Curarrehue
|access-date=27 July 2022}}
|date=July 2022}}
References
{{Commonscat}}
{{Communes in Araucanía Region}}
Category:Populated places established in 1981
Category:Populated places in Cautín Province