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| Nueva Toltén Tolten | |
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  Nueva TolténLocation in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′43″S 73°09′56″W / 39.17861°S 73.16556°W / -39.17861; -73.16556 | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Araucanía |
| Province | Cautín |
| Commune | Toltén |
| Municipality | Toltén |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guillermo Allende Martínez (UDI) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
| • 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. It is located near the mouth of Toltén River that drains Villarrica Lake, it is also 40 miles (64 km) SW of Temuco. Nueva Toltén was founded after the original community, Toltén, was destroyed by the tsunami of the Great Chilean earthquake. It has 9776 inhabitants. The name originates from the Mapuche language meaning "meeting place of different waters".
References
- ^ Cohen, Saul B., ed. (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Vol. 1 (Second ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. p. 2747. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.
- ^ Herrmann-Lunecke, Marie Geraldine; Villagra, Paula (2020). "Community resilience and urban planning in tsunami-prone settlements in Chile". Disasters. 44 (1): 103–124. doi:10.1111/disa.12369. ISSN 1467-7717. PMID 31231821. S2CID 214171925.
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