Nueva Toltén is a Chilean town in Toltén commune, Cautín Province, Araucania Region.[1] It is located near the mouth of Toltén River that drains Villarrica Lake,[2] it is also 40 miles (64 km) SW of Temuco.[1] Nueva Toltén was founded after the original community, Toltén, was destroyed by the tsunami of the Great Chilean earthquake.[2] It has 9776 inhabitants.[citation needed] The name originates from the Mapuche language meaning "meeting place of different waters".[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Cohen, Saul B., ed. (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Vol. 1 (Second ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. p. 2747. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.
  2. ^ a b Herrmann-Lunecke, Marie Geraldine; Villagra, Paula (2020). "Community resilience and urban planning in tsunami-prone settlements in Chile". Disasters. 44 (1): 103–124. doi:10.1111/disa.12369. ISSN 1467-7717. PMID 31231821. S2CID 214171925.

See also

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nueva_Tolt%C3%A9n
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