Province of Chile, in IX the Region of the Araucanía. Capital, Angol. Cereals vegetables, cattle ranch, operation forestal.La commune of Angol, Capital of the Province of Malleco - IX Region of the Araucanía, is to 608 km. to the South of Santiago (Capital of Chile) and to 128 km. to the North of the Regional Capital Teies of the Mountain range of Nahuelbuta, it crosses the Vergara, formerly navigable river for shallow-draft vessels. The Viaduct of the Malleco was considered at its time the railroad bridge more stop of the world. She is one of greater metallic engineer installations in Chile. It was constructed within the framework of a vast state program of extension of the railway network that President Jose Manuel Balmaceda considered fundamental for the economic future of the country.

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The rest of the communes who integrate the Province of Malleco are Renaico, Collipulli, Ercilla, Purén, Lumaco, the Willows, Traiguén, Victory, Curacautín and Lonquimay. Surface: 1,194.4 Km² Density: 38,7 hab/Km² Population (census 2002): 48,996 inhabitants Urban Population: 43,801 inhabitants Rural Population: 5,195 inhabitants Men: 23,770 Women: 25,226 Geographic Location: 37°48´Latitud South - 72°43´ Length OesteAngol, by his characteristics geographic and in special by mountain range of Nahuelbuta, that works as a climatic screen establishes a microclimate sub tropical Mediterranean type, with temperatures at summer time of 18°C like average and 27°C between the principles. The present city of Angol was founded by colonel Cornelio Saavedra the 7 of December of 1862. It has conserved that traditional name from the first times of Conquista of Chile. Other names that indifferently were used to call it during different times were. The Borders (that his first founder in 1553 gave him), Engol and Ongol (terms mapuches), and the Infants, whereupon designated to the governor Stolen Garcia to it of Mendoza. It is necessary to notice that the Ongolmo word does not correspond to Angol, but to a place of the province of Araucan. In the center of the present city of Angol two rivers are united, the Rehue and the Picoiquén, whose waters form the Vergara river, to which it is united, kilometers more to the north of the city, the Malleco river, for finally conserving their name of Vergara, increases waters of the mighty river Bío - Bío in the commune of Birth.She is based to the east of hills of Rucapillán, members of the mountain range of Nahuelbuta. With the last regionalización of Chile, impelled by the military government who headed president Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, IX the region of the Araucanía was divided in two provinces (Malleco to the north and Cautín to the south), being the city of Angol designated like capital of the province of Malleco and second city in importance within IX the region.