Galvarino, Chile

Galvarino
Galvarino
Town and Commune
	; Coat of arms Map of Galvarino commune in Araucanía Region Galvarino Location in Chile
	Coordinates (town): 38°24′S 72°47′W / 38.400°S 72.783°W
Country	Chile
Region	Araucanía
Province	Cautín
Named for	Galvarino
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Marcos E. Hernández Rojas (DC)
Area
• Total	568.2 km2 (219.4 sq mi)
Elevation	103 m (338 ft)
Population (2016 (INE))
• Total	12,469
• Density	21.94/km2 (56.84/sq mi)
• Urban	3,539
• Rural	9,539
Sex
• Men	6,586
• Women	6,492
Time zone	UTC-3 (CLT)
Area code	+56 45 251
Climate	Csb
Website	Municipality of Galvarino

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Galvarino is a Chilean town and commune (Spanish: comuna), part of Cautín Province, in the Araucanía Region.

The town, named for the Mapuche warrior Galvarino, was founded on April 22, 1882 within the frame of the occupation of Araucanía by general Gregorio Urrutia, next to river Quillem as a fort of 2,500 m² (26,910 sq ft). Its population come eminently from original Mapuche indigenous people. The area was colonized fundamentally by Swiss colonizers. The main economic activity is forestal activity, shown as great amount of the territory dedicated to production of forestal trees, like eucalyptus and pines.