About Temuco
Temuco is a city in Araucania, Chile with a population of 238,129. It is the 11th largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 2,416th largest worldwide. It lies 613 km from Santiago.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 18
Elevation
104 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Santiago
Coordinates
-38.736, -72.597
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 139 in ChileClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.