Greater Temuco is a Chilean
conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ca ...
composed of the cities of
Temuco and
Padre Las Casas in
Araucanía Region of southern
Chile. It has a population of 260,878, according to the 2002 census. Greater Temuco was formed when Temuco was divided into two administrative units, making the urban area spread into more than the Temuco commune.
The population comprises
Mapuche people as well as European immigrants, mainly
Spaniard
Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both ind ...
s and
Germans.
Populated places in Cautín Province
Temuco
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