5-526: Melirupu is a place in Arauco Province that is 12 kilometers to the southwest of Arauco, Chile , in the direction of Quiapo . It was a small village of about 300 inhabitants in the late 19th century. The surrounding land had the same name. The Mapudungun name, formed of meli and the alteration of rypy , means "four ways". It later became known as Millarupu, "gold way", and was corrupted into Millarapu or Millarapue or Melirupo. This place
10-534: A municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council . According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute ( INE ), the province spans an area of 5,457.2 km (2,107 sq mi) and had a population of 157,255 inhabitants (79,263 men and 77,992 women), giving it a population density of 28.8/km (75/sq mi). Of these, 117,569 (74.8%) lived in urban areas and 39,686 (25.2%) in rural areas. Between
15-415: Is devoted largely to agricultural pursuits. The capital Lebu (population 25,000) is situated on the coast about 90 km (56 mi) south of Concepción with which it is connected by rail. As a province, Arauco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president . The province is composed of seven communes , each governed by
20-544: Is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío . It spans a coastal area of 6,366 km (2,458 sq mi) just south of the mouth of the Biobío River , the traditional demarcation between the nation's major natural regions , Zona Central and Zona Sur . The province originally covered the once-independent indigenous territory of Araucanía , but this was afterward divided into four provinces. It
25-619: Was one of the rehues of the Moluche aillarehue of Arauco, and the site of the Battle of Millarapue where the Mapuche Toqui Caupolicán was defeated after he assaulted the camp of Governor Don Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza on November 30, 1557. This Biobío Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arauco Province Arauco Province ( Spanish : Provincia de Arauco )
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