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ARAUCO

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 322 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ARAUCO  , a

coast province of
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southern Chile, bounded N., E. and S. by the provinces of Concepcion, Bio-bio,
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Malleco and
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Cautin .
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Area, 2458 sq. m.; pop . (est . 1902) 70,635 . The province originally covered the once
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independent
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Indian territory of
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Araucania (q.v.), but this was afterwards divided into four provinces . It is devoted largely to agricultural pursuits . The capital Lebt (pop. in 1902, 3178) is situated on the coast about 55 m. south of Concepcion, with which it is connected by
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rail .

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