# Cunco Commune, Cautín Province, La Araucanía Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/cunco/

Commune · Cautín Province 

# Cunco

Cunco is a commune of Chile in Cautín Province, La Araucanía Region. It had an estimated **18,067 people** in 2022 on 1,887 km² (about 9.6 per km²). 134 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 58 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 18,067people (2022)
- 1,887km²
- 58mapped services
- 361 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Cunco?

Cunco had an estimated **18,067 people** in 2022 — 2.2% of Cautín Province, 189th of 345 communes. There are 1,014 women for every 1,000 men (below the Cautín Province figure of 1,048). Spread over 1,887 km², that is about **9.6 people per km²**, 262nd of 345 communes.

18.0% of people are children under 15 and 20.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 43 years (it is 37 across Cautín Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 62 children and older people.

0–4 ****972**

5–9 ****1,093**

10–14 ****1,184**

15–19 ****1,059**

20–24 ****942**

25–29 ****1,043**

30–34 ****1,068**

35–39 ****980**

40–44 ****1,174**

45–49 ****1,251**

50–54 ****1,201**

55–59 ****1,277**

60–64 ****1,189**

65–69 ****1,118**

70–74 ****909**

75–79 ****703**

80+ ****904**

Source: [UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-chl).

## Where is Cunco?

Cunco lies in [Cautín Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/), [La Araucanía Region](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/), [Chile](https://wherepedia.org/chile/). It borders 7 other communes: [Curarrehue](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/curarrehue/), [Freire](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/freire/), [Melipeuco](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/melipeuco/), [Padre Las Casas](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/padre-las-casas/), [Pucón](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/pucon/), [Vilcún](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/vilcun/) and [Villarrica](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/villarrica/). By area it is the 77th largest of 345 communes in Chile. It covers 10.3% of [Cautín Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/cautin/). The centre of Cunco is about 624 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 55 km from Temuco, the main town of Cautín Province. The centre point is at 38.9552° S, 72.0307° W.

Source: [La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-chl).

## Things to see in and around Cunco

OpenStreetMap lists 13 named sights in Cunco: 4 waterfalls; 4 viewpoints; 2 nature reserves; 2 beachs; 1 museum.

- Cunco Anthropological Museum · museum
- Cascada Puerto Rico · waterfall
- Garganta del Brujo · waterfall
- Salto de Curacalco · waterfall
- Salto de Curacalco · waterfall
- Reserva Ecológica Sendas Allipén · nature reserve
- Área de Conservación Privada Huichahue · nature reserve
- Playa Puerto Puma · beach
- Playa Rincón de las Hadas · beach
- Letras Lago Colico · viewpoint
- Letras Las Hortensias · viewpoint
- Mirador del Puma · viewpoint
- Sector Lagunillas · viewpoint

### Nearby, outside Cunco

- Medina Bridge · attraction, Melipeuco19 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Cunco

- Time zoneUTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- CurrencyPeso (CLP)
- Country calling code+56
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType C, L · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports

- Pucón Airport (ZPC) · Pucon39 km
- La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO) · Temuco54 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.9 hours, sunrise around 06:17) and shortest in Jun (about 9.5 hours, sunrise around 09:04, sunset around 18:31).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Cunco

Open gazetteers list **134 villages, towns and localities** in Cunco. The largest with a recorded population: Cunco (15,628). Settlements here lie between about 210 m and 986 m above sea level (median 361 m).

- Alta Mali
- Alto Villa García
- Asentamiento La Esperanza
- Asentamiento Lafquén
- Bajo Allipén
- Bajo Hondo
- Caivico
- Cancura
- Chihuilaf
- Chilarauco
- Choroico
- Chorrillos
- Colico
- Colonia Caupolicán
- Colonia Cherquén
- Colonia Curacalco
- Colonia Curacalco Alto
- Coltue
- Comunidad Catrilaf Traumaco
- Comunidad Coihueco
- Comunidad Coilaco
- Comunidad Colico
- Comunidad Dalcahue
- Comunidad Francisco Millanao de Tranahuillín
- Comunidad Francisco Painén
- Comunidad Huenchulaf
- Comunidad Huerere Bajo
- Comunidad Ignacio Loncomil
- Comunidad Juan Colipe
- Comunidad Juan Manquel
- Comunidad Juan Morales
- Comunidad Juan Sandoval
- Comunidad Leufuche
- Comunidad Lomocura
- Comunidad Loncoche
- Comunidad Mariano Sandoval
- Comunidad Mercedes Paillalef
- Comunidad Pitrunco
- Comunidad Polulco
- Comunidad Quiñetruf Morales
- Comunidad Tromelafquén
- Comunidad Tumuntuco
- Condominio Agua Piedra
- Corte Alto
- Cunco
- Curacalco
- Curacalco Bajo
- El Avión
- El Colmenar
- El Esfuerzo
- El Llolle
- El Maitén
- El Rosal
- El Salto
- El Zapato
- Escritores de Chile
- Faja 10.000
- Faja 12.000
- Faja 12.000 Bajo
- Faja 14.000
- Faja 16.000
- Faja 18.000
- Faja 18.000 Sur
- Faja 19.000
- Faja 2.000 Alto
- Faja 20.000
- Faja 22.000
- Faja 24.000
- Faja 26.000
- Faja 4.000
- Faja 4.000 Alto
- Faja 6.000
- Faja 8.000
- Faja Cero
- Huechulelfún
- Huerere Alto
- Huichahue
- Héroes de Chile
- La Aurora
- La Bastilla
- La Esperanza
- La Gaviota
- La Mañana
- La Paloma
- La Rinconada
- Lagunillas
- Las Hortensias
- Las Lagunas
- Las Margaritas
- Las Nieves
- Llanqui Llanqui
- Lo Smith
- Los Andes
- Los Juanes
- Los Laureles
- Los Notros
- Mono Jorge
- Montecarlo
- Nahuelcura
- Namoncahue
- Peñafiel
- Playa Negra
- Puerto Colico
- Puerto Corrales
- Puerto Puma
- Quililche
- Quiñenchique
- Rayén Lafquén
- Reducción Codihue
- Reducción Cudihue
- Reducción Huerere
- Reducción Pitrunco
- Reducción Polulco
- Reducción Quechereguas
- San Bartolo
- San Conrado
- San José
- San Luis
- San Pedro
- Santa Adela
- Santa Inés
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Olga
- Santa Sofía
- Trafampulli
- Trailanqui
- Tres Arroyos
- Tres Esquinas
- Tres Horquetas
- Trompulo
- Trumpulo
- Valle Cunco
- Villa García
- Villa Los Parques

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Cunco

Named natural and historic features inside Cunco, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

35 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Estero Canoga
- Estero Choroico
- Estero Cobulto
- Estero Codihue
- Estero Coihueco
- Estero Cunco
- Estero Cunco
- Estero Curaco
- Estero El Salto
- Estero Epuralal
- Estero Guaguanco
- Estero Liñeco
- Estero Malalhue
- Estero Medahue
- Estero Nahuelcura
- Estero Nancahue
- Estero Pedregoso
- Estero Pitrunco
- Estero Plata
- Estero Quechereguas
- Estero Santa Inés
- Estero Tapelco
- Estero Trumpulo
- Lago Colico

…and 12 more.

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Tres Horquetas · 1,535 m
- Cerro Loncotraro · 1,213 m
- Cerro Santo Domingo · 930 m

### Getting around

2 airports.

- Lago Colico Airport
- Los Guayes Airport

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Cunco and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cautín Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jul (5 °C), after allowing for this place being about 151 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,073 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (182 mm) and the driest Jan (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 16 30 

Feb 16 31 

Mar 14 48 

Apr 10 74 

May 8 130 

Jun 6 182 

Jul 5 162 

Aug 6 139 

Sep 8 88 

Oct 9 83 

Nov 11 61 

Dec 14 46 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cunco

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Cunco · Cunco 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.93104&mlon=-72.03743#map=17/-38.93104/-72.03743) 

Bank Banco Estado · Melipeuco 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.85499&mlon=-71.70084#map=17/-38.85499/-71.70084) 

ATM Banco Estado · Cunco 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.93244&mlon=-72.03154#map=17/-38.93244/-72.03154) 

Petrol pump Copec · Cunco 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.93247&mlon=-72.02708#map=17/-38.93247/-72.02708) 

Hotel Domos La Bastilla · Cunco 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.95879&mlon=-72.02669#map=17/-38.95879/-72.02669) 

Mall Centro Comercial Alto Allipén · Cunco 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.92997&mlon=-72.01644#map=17/-38.92997/-72.01644) 

School Escuela Particular La Dehesa · Cunco 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.94538&mlon=-72.03860#map=17/-38.94538/-72.03860) 

College Universidad de La Frontera Campus Pucón · Pucón 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-39.27398&mlon=-71.97997#map=17/-39.27398/-71.97997) 

Police station Subcomisaría Cunco · Cunco 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.93159&mlon=-72.03551#map=17/-38.93159/-72.03551) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cunco

Places mapped inside Cunco in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels5
- Shopping malls1
- Schools27
- Pharmacies3
- Restaurants12
- Police stations3
- Dental clinics1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communes in Cautín Province

- Carahue
- Cholchol
- Curarrehue
- Freire
- Galvarino
- Gorbea
- Lautaro
- Loncoche
- Melipeuco
- Nueva Imperial
- Padre Las Casas
- Perquenco
- Pitrufquén
- Pucón
- Saavedra
- Temuco
- Teodoro Schmidt
- Toltén
- Vilcún
- Villarrica

## Quick answers

- Where is Cunco?In Cautín Province, La Araucanía Region, Chile
- What is the population of Cunco?18,067 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Cunco?About 43 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Cunco?About 9.6 people per km²
- What borders Cunco?Curarrehue, Freire, Melipeuco, Padre Las Casas, Pucón, Vilcún and Villarrica
- What is there to see in Cunco?Cascada Puerto Rico, Cunco Anthropological Museum, Garganta del Brujo, Letras Lago Colico
- What time zone is Cunco in?UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Cunco?Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Cunco?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cunco?134 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cunco?Settlements lie between 210 m and 986 m
- What is the highest point in Cunco?Cerro Tres Horquetas (1,535 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cunco?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cunco?Hospital de Cunco, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cunco?Banco Estado, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Cunco?Banco Estado, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cunco?Copec, about 2.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Cunco?2 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Cunco?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Cunco?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cunco?CL09103 (OCHA common operational dataset)