Carampangue
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Carampangue is a small town in Biobío Region, Chile
. The town is approximately 50 kilometers south of the regional capital, Concepción
, and a borders the towns of Arauco
and Ramadillas.
Carampangue is split by a highway, with the two parts respectively referred to by residents as Carampangue Viejo (old Carampangue) and Carampangue Bajo (lower Carampangue). This division is not legal or administrative – it just makes giving directions easier.
The name Carampangue is Mapudungun
for green Nalca. Nalca is a fern like plant that grows in the area and is commonly eaten like celery with salt.
The lumber industry is the primary economic backbone of the region. Celulosa Arauco operates outside of the town and is the single largest employer in the area.
Including the surrounding communities of Conumo, La Meseta, Chillancito and Pichilo, the population of Carampangue is 6000.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. The town is approximately 50 kilometers south of the regional capital, Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...
, and a borders the towns of Arauco
Arauco, Chile
Arauco is a city and commune in Chile, located in Arauco Province in the Biobio Region. The meaning of Arauco means Chalky Water in Mapudungun. The region was a Moluche aillarehue...
and Ramadillas.
Carampangue is split by a highway, with the two parts respectively referred to by residents as Carampangue Viejo (old Carampangue) and Carampangue Bajo (lower Carampangue). This division is not legal or administrative – it just makes giving directions easier.
The name Carampangue is Mapudungun
Mapudungun
The Mapuche language, Mapudungun is a language isolate spoken in south-central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche people. It is also spelled Mapuzugun and sometimes called Mapudungu or Araucanian...
for green Nalca. Nalca is a fern like plant that grows in the area and is commonly eaten like celery with salt.
The lumber industry is the primary economic backbone of the region. Celulosa Arauco operates outside of the town and is the single largest employer in the area.
Including the surrounding communities of Conumo, La Meseta, Chillancito and Pichilo, the population of Carampangue is 6000.