🇨🇱 Saavedra, Chile

Chile · Americas · 38.78°S, 73.40°W

Saavedra is a commune of Chile in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. The principal community and administrative centre of the commune is the town of Puerto Saavedra. The commune is named after the Chilean soldier General Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez who was placed in charge of the occupation of the Araucanía in 1860. It has the highest percentage—though not the largest number—of Mapuche people in the region. It is also the location for the 1991 movie "La Frontera".

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Country	Chile
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	38.78°S, 73.40°W · view on map

Saavedra, Chile is located in Chile, in Americas.

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