Nueva Toltén Explained

Official Name:Nueva Toltén
Other Name:Tolten
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Pushpin Map:Chile
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chile
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Chile
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Araucanía
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Cautín
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Toltén
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Toltén
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Guillermo Allende Martínez (UDI)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1866
Established Title2:Tolten
Population As Of:2017
Settlement Type:Town
Population Total:9776
Timezone:Santiago
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:Santiago Verano
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:-39.1786°N -73.1656°W
Elevation M:10

Nueva Toltén is a Chilean town in Toltén commune, Cautín Province, Araucania Region.[1] It is located near the mouth of Toltén River that drains Villarrica Lake,[2] it is also 40miles SW of Temuco. Nueva Toltén was founded after the original community, Toltén, was destroyed by the tsunami of the Great Chilean earthquake. It has 9776 inhabitants. The name originates from the Mapuche language meaning "meeting place of different waters".

References

  1. Book: The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. 2008. 978-0-231-14554-1. Cohen. Saul B.. Second. 1. New York. 2747.
  2. Herrmann-Lunecke. Marie Geraldine. Villagra. Paula. 2020. Community resilience and urban planning in tsunami-prone settlements in Chile. Disasters. en. 44. 1. 103–124. 10.1111/disa.12369. 31231821 . 214171925 . 1467-7717.

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