Map of La Araucanía
La Araucanía is a first-level division of Chile. Its largest mapped city is Temuco, with about 265,901 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on La Araucanía, and the tables list its 8 mapped cities along with the mountains, ports nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 8
- Largest City
- Temuco
- Country
- Chile
- Highest Point Mapped
- 2,847 m
Interactive Map of La Araucanía
History of La Araucanía: Empires and States
The atlas records 2 polities whose mapped territory included part of La Araucanía, from The Spanish Empire in 1552 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The Spanish Empire | 1552–1599 CE |
| Republic of Chile | 1885–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of La Araucanía
La Araucanía on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in La Araucanía
8 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temuco | 265,901 | La Araucanía | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Angol | 44,856 | La Araucanía | Populated place |
| 3 | Villarica | 31,602 | La Araucanía | Populated place |
| 4 | Victoria | 24,555 | La Araucanía | Populated place |
| 5 | Nueva Imperial | 18,777 | La Araucanía | Populated place |
| 6 | Collipulli | 16,392 | La Araucanía | Populated place |
| 7 | Loncoche | 15,590 | La Araucanía | Populated place |
| 8 | Carahue | 11,875 | La Araucanía | Populated place |
Highest Mountains in La Araucanía
1 mountain mapped. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Elevation | Feet | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcaán Villarrica | 2,847 m | 9,341 ft | South America |
Ports in La Araucanía
1 port mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Channel Depth | Class | Sea | Max Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahia de Valdivia | 53 m | Small | Pacific Coast of South America | large vessels |
La Araucanía: Quick Answers
- Where is La Araucanía?
- La Araucanía is a first-level division of Chile, in South America. Its mapped cities centre on 38.6024° S, 72.6313° W.
- What is the largest city in La Araucanía?
- Temuco is the largest city mapped in La Araucanía, with a metropolitan population of about 265,901.
- How many cities are in La Araucanía?
- YearMaps maps 8 cities and towns in La Araucanía, with a combined metropolitan population of about 429,548. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
- What is the highest mountain in La Araucanía?
- The highest summit mapped in La Araucanía is Volcaán Villarrica at 2,847 m.