Loncoche
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Loncoche
Loncoche Location in Chile
Coordinates: 39°22′0″S 72°38′0″W / -39.36667, -72.63333
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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