Loncoche
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  Loncoche
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| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Araucania |
| Province | Cautín |
| Founded as | Villa Carrera |
| April 22 of 1900 | |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Ricardo Peña Riquelme (2004-2008) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 977 km² (377.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 23,037 |
| - Density | 23.58/km² (61.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Santiago (UTC-4) |
| - Summer (DST) | Santiago Verano (UTC-3) |
| Website: www.municipalidadloncoche | |
Loncoche (mapudungun: head of an important person) is a comuna, city and municipality in the Araucanía Region, southern Chile. It is located near the border to Los Ríos Region and the city of Lanco.
Loncoche is a major centre for milk production. Loncoleche is the main milk and dairy product producer in the zone.
Pablo Neruda wrote a poem called "AROMOS RUBIOS EN LOS CAMPOS DE LONCOCHE".
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