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Nueva Toltén
Tolten | |
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Coordinates: 39°10′43″S 73°09′56″W / 39.17861°S 73.16556°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Araucanía |
Province | Cautín |
Commune | Toltén |
Municipality | Toltén |
Founded | 1866 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guillermo Allende Martínez ( UDI) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 9,776 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (Santiago) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 (Santiago Verano) |
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 40 mi (64 km) SW of Temuco. [1] Nueva Toltén was founded after the original community, Toltén, was destroyed by the tsunami of the Great Chilean earthquake. [2] It has 9776 inhabitants.[ citation needed] The name originates from the Mapuche language meaning "meeting place of different waters".[ citation needed]