Official Name: | Malalhue |
Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
Subdivision Type: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Los Ríos |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Valdivia |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipalidad |
Subdivision Name2: | Lanco |
Subdivision Type3: | Comuna |
Subdivision Name3: | Lanco |
Government Type: | Municipalidad |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Rolando Peña Riquelme |
Population As Of: | 2002 census http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/demografia_y_vitales/demografia/demografia.php |
Population Total: | 2,566 |
Timezone: | Chilean Standard |
Utc Offset: | −04:00 |
Timezone Dst: | Chilean Daylight |
Utc Offset Dst: | −03:00 |
Area Code: | Country + town = 56 + ? |
Malalhue is a town (Spanish; Castilian: pueblo) in the commune of Lanco located northwest of Panguipulli, Chile. The main economic activity of the zone is the manufacturing of oriented strand boards at Louisiana-Pacific's a manufacturing plant near the town. The town lies along the 203-CH route that connects Panguipulli with Lanco at the Chile Highway 5.