Máfil
Commune in Los Rios, Chile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Máfil (Mapudungun for embraced between rivers) is a city and commune of the Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region in southern Chile, about 30 km northeast of Valdivia.
Máfil | |
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Coordinates: 39°39′S 72°57′W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Los Rios |
Province | Valdivia |
Founded | 17 July 1964 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Claudio Sepúlveda Miranda |
Area | |
• Total | 582.7 km2 (225.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 7,212 |
• Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
• Urban | 4,250 |
• Rural | 3,417 |
Sex | |
• Men | 3,773 |
• Women | 3,440 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
Area code | 56 + 63 |
Website | Municipality of Máfil |
The commune is the site of a diary industry[5] and the town of Máfil a local centre of commerce and services such as basic education and a community health center.[6][7] Relative to other communes of Los Ríos Region Máfil stands out for its central position and good road connections to the surrounding communes.[8]
The climate of Máfil is temperate oceanic with at least four dry months.[9] A total of 803 mm of precipitation occurs in winter and 189 mm in summer according to averages calculated in 1989.[10] The natural vegetation of Máfil is Valdivian temperate forests.[9]
The main natural resources of Máfil are the forest and their timber, the gold of Madre de Dios and coal in Pupunahue and Millahuillín.[11][12] The commune has soils of volcanic origin including trumaos.[13]