Araucanía Region

The IX Araucanía Region () is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital and largest city is Temuco.
The "Auracanía" means "place where the "Araucanians" live". Araucanian () was the name given by the Spanish to the Mapuche people that live in the region.
Geography.
The Araucanía region has an area of .
It borders the Bío Bío region (Bío Bío and Arauco provinces), to the north, Argentina to the east, the Los Ríos region to the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
The two main rivers in the region are the Imperial and the Toltén rivers.
The highest mountain in the region is the "Lanín" volcano (), , on the border with Argentina (Neuquén Province); it is .
Population.
The Auracanía had a population of 869,535 inhabitants (2002 census) and its population density was .
The largest city in the region is its capital, Temuco, with 227,086 inhabitants (2002 census). The other provincial capital, Angol had 43,801 inhabitants.
Administration.
The Auracanía region is further subdivided into two provinces: Cautín and Malleco.