# Collipulli Commune, Malleco Province, La Araucanía Region

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Commune · Malleco Province 

# Collipulli

Collipulli is a commune of Chile in Malleco Province, La Araucanía Region. It had an estimated **26,374 people** in 2022 on 1,307 km² (about 20 per km²). 103 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 67 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 26,374people (2022)
- 1,307km²
- 67mapped services
- 425 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Collipulli?

Collipulli had an estimated **26,374 people** in 2022 — 12.2% of Malleco Province, 147th of 345 communes. There are 1,043 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Malleco Province figure of 1,048). Spread over 1,307 km², that is about **20 people per km²**, 206th of 345 communes.

21.2% of people are children under 15 and 14.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 37 years (it is 39 across Malleco Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 55 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,568**

5–9 ****1,971**

10–14 ****2,053**

15–19 ****1,684**

20–24 ****1,499**

25–29 ****1,849**

30–34 ****1,930**

35–39 ****1,739**

40–44 ****1,696**

45–49 ****1,722**

50–54 ****1,717**

55–59 ****1,723**

60–64 ****1,489**

65–69 ****1,267**

70–74 ****911**

75–79 ****691**

80+ ****865**

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 Collipulli?

Collipulli lies in [Malleco Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/malleco/), [La Araucanía Region](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/), [Chile](https://wherepedia.org/chile/). It borders 7 other communes: [Angol](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/malleco/angol/), [Curacautín](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/malleco/curacautin/), [Ercilla](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/malleco/ercilla/), [Mulchén](https://wherepedia.org/chile/bio-bio/bio-bio/mulchen/), [Quilaco](https://wherepedia.org/chile/bio-bio/bio-bio/quilaco/), [Renaico](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/malleco/renaico/) and [Victoria](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/malleco/victoria/). By area it is the 110th largest of 345 communes in Chile. It covers 9.7% of [Malleco Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/la-araucania/malleco/). The centre of Collipulli is about 525 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 45 km from Angol, the main town of Malleco Province. The centre point is at 37.9877° S, 72.2665° 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 Collipulli

OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Collipulli: 4 viewpoints; 3 attractions; 2 memorials; 2 museums; 1 waterfall; 1 monument; 1 nature reserve.

- Museo Histórico de Collipulli · museum
- Museo de Sitio Memoria Derechos Humanos Valle Pemehue · museum
- Salto Chancagua · waterfall
- Reserva Nacional Malleco · nature reserve
- Mirador el Roble · viewpoint
- Salto Chancagua · viewpoint
- Viaducto Malleco · viewpoint
- Viewpoint Valle de Pemehue · viewpoint
- Criadero Quimey Mapu · attraction
- Pemehue Hot Springs · attraction
- Salto Caillin Collipulli · attraction
- Bienvenida al Pueblo · memorial
- Cornelio Saavedra · memorial
- Viaducto del Malleco · monument

### Nearby, outside Collipulli

- Salto del Dumo · waterfall, Ercilla18 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: Collipulli

- 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

- La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO) · Temuco110 km
- Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) · Concepcion152 km

### Nearest railway station

Ercilla (Ercilla), about 12 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.8 hours, sunrise around 06:20) and shortest in Jun (about 9.5 hours, sunrise around 09:02, sunset around 18:35).

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 Collipulli

Open gazetteers list **103 villages, towns and localities** in Collipulli. The largest with a recorded population: Collipulli (23,321). Settlements here lie between about 131 m and 863 m above sea level (median 425 m).

- Agua Buena
- Amargos
- Angostura
- Asentamiento Chancahua
- Bajo Malleco
- Baltimore
- Cabramallín
- Canadá
- Cato
- Choin Lafkenche
- Collipulli
- Colonia La Reserva
- Colonia Niblinto
- Comunidad Alejandro Quiñinao
- Comunidad Bajo Maica
- Comunidad Cacique
- Comunidad Caillín
- Comunidad Catrío Ñancul
- Comunidad Colihuinca Tori
- Comunidad El Avellano
- Comunidad El Nogal
- Comunidad Francisco Levipán
- Comunidad Huelehueico
- Comunidad Ignacio Levio
- Comunidad Juan Pichilén
- Comunidad Juan de Dios Lien
- Comunidad Juan Ñancul
- Comunidad Las Vegas
- Comunidad Linco Oriente
- Comunidad Linco Poniente
- Comunidad Margarita Huenchumán
- Comunidad Mariano Tori
- Comunidad Melinao
- Comunidad Micaela Pirquey
- Comunidad Miguel Huentelén
- Comunidad Pichicaillín
- Comunidad Rauco
- Comunidad Ruperto Huenupi
- Comunidad Santa Ema
- Comunidad Ñancul Paila
- Curaco
- Curaquito
- El Aire
- El Avellano
- El Catorce
- El Esfuerzo
- El Progreso
- El Salto
- El Sol
- Encinar
- Entre Ríos
- Esperanza
- Jauja
- José Miguel Carrera
- La Aurora
- La Conquista
- La Granja
- La Invernada
- La Reserva
- La Suerte
- La Unión
- Las Américas
- Las Piedras
- Las Seis
- Las Toscas
- Libertad Campesina
- Lolenco
- Loncomahuida
- Los Castaños
- Los Guindos
- Los Perales
- Luján
- Mapuñanco
- Menuco
- Mininco
- Mulito
- Niblinto
- Niza
- Palermo
- Pemulemu
- Plazuela
- Prado de Cato
- Radal
- Rinconada de Renaico
- Rucañanco
- Río Rita
- San Andrés
- Santa Balbina
- Santa Catalina
- Santa Clara
- Santa Julia
- Santa Luisa
- Santa María
- Santa Victoria
- Surco y Semilla
- Termas de Pemehue
- Tranque Ñanco
- Victoria Unida
- Villa Amargo
- Villa Esperanza
- Villa Las Águilas
- Viva Chile
- Ñancomahuida

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 Collipulli

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

### Water

26 rivers and streams.

- Estero Calcaco
- Estero Chancahue
- Estero Curaco
- Estero Curihueque
- Estero El Mulo
- Estero El Salto
- Estero El Toro
- Estero Jordán
- Estero Luanrelún
- Estero Menuco
- Estero Pellenco
- Estero Pemulemu
- Estero Pichicallín
- Estero Pichiñanco
- Estero Rahuelanco
- Estero Ñanco
- Quebrada Comillío
- Quebrada Niblinto
- Río Amargos
- Río Callín
- Río Cato
- Río Mininco
- Río Niblinto
- Río Pichiamar

…and 2 more.

### Hills and mountains

11 mountains; 1 hill.

- Cerro Motrulo · 1,883 m
- Cerro Montón de Trigo · 1,607 m
- Cerro El Amargo · 1,485 m
- Cerro Comillío · 1,452 m
- Cerro Menuco · 1,216 m
- Cerro Las Brujas · 1,153 m
- Cerro La Bandurria · 1,009 m
- Cerro Mirador · 889 m
- Cerro Las Piedras · 712 m
- Cerro Menuco · 593 m
- Cerro El Veinte y Dos · 506 m
- Cerro Huelehueico · 368 m

### Getting around

2 airfields; 2 railway stations; 1 airport.

- Aeródromo Agua Buena
- Aeródromo Collipulli
- Agua Buena Airport
- Lolenco
- Mininco

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 Collipulli and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Malleco Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jul (6 °C). About 898 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (163 mm) and the driest Jan (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 23 

Feb 18 25 

Mar 16 37 

Apr 12 62 

May 9 114 

Jun 7 163 

Jul 6 136 

Aug 7 117 

Sep 9 74 

Oct 11 68 

Nov 13 45 

Dec 16 34 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Collipulli

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Veterinaria Suyai · Ercilla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.06723&mlon=-72.37115#map=17/-38.06723/-72.37115) 

Bank Banco Estado · Ercilla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.06187&mlon=-72.37600#map=17/-38.06187/-72.37600) 

Petrol pump Combustibles Arauco · Ercilla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.06481&mlon=-72.37827#map=17/-38.06481/-72.37827) 

Hotel Hostería Patagonia · Collipulli 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-37.95811&mlon=-72.42133#map=17/-37.95811/-72.42133) 

Mall Euro Stylo · Victoria 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.23455&mlon=-72.33401#map=17/-38.23455/-72.33401) 

School Escuela F-115 Miguel Huentelén · Collipulli 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-37.98751&mlon=-72.20627#map=17/-37.98751/-72.20627) 

College Colegio Lidia González Barriga · Collipulli 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-37.94938&mlon=-72.43454#map=17/-37.94938/-72.43454) 

Police station Retén Curaco · Collipulli 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-38.02011&mlon=-72.35707#map=17/-38.02011/-72.35707) 

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 Collipulli

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

- Hospitals8
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps5
- Hotels5
- Schools25
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants14
- Police stations4
- Dental clinics2

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 Malleco Province

- Angol
- Curacautín
- Ercilla
- Lonquimay
- Los Sauces
- Lumaco
- Purén
- Renaico
- Traiguén
- Victoria

## Quick answers

- Where is Collipulli?In Malleco Province, La Araucanía Region, Chile
- What is the population of Collipulli?26,374 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Collipulli?About 37 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Collipulli?About 20 people per km²
- What borders Collipulli?Angol, Curacautín, Ercilla, Mulchén, Quilaco, Renaico and Victoria
- What is there to see in Collipulli?Bienvenida al Pueblo, Cornelio Saavedra, Criadero Quimey Mapu, Mirador el Roble
- What time zone is Collipulli in?UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Collipulli?Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Collipulli?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Collipulli?103 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Collipulli?Settlements lie between 131 m and 863 m
- What is the highest point in Collipulli?Cerro Motrulo (1,883 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Collipulli?October to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Collipulli?Clinica Veterinaria Suyai, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Collipulli?Banco Estado, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Collipulli?Combustibles Arauco, about 13 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Collipulli?8 mapped
- How many banks are in Collipulli?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Collipulli?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Collipulli?CL09202 (OCHA common operational dataset)