Cajón
Coordinates: 38°40′50.19″S 72°30′15.26″W / 38.6806083°S 72.5042389°W / -38.6806083; -72.5042389
RegionAraucanía
ProvinceCautín
MunicipalityVilcún
CommuneVilcún
FoundedMarch 31, 1913
Government
  TypeMunicipal
  AlcaldeKatherinne Migueles (RN)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2017[1])
  Total5,673
Sex
  Men2,744
  Women2,929
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (Chilean Standard)
  Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (Chilean Daylight)
Area codeCountry + town = 56 + 45
ClimateCfb

Cajón is a small city in central Araucanía Region, southern Chile. It belongs to the commune of Vilcún and is administered by the municipal government of that city. It lies on the northern bank of Cautín River about 10 km northeast from the city center of the regional capital Temuco.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caceríos 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
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