Commune of the Poplars

The Poplars, geographically located in the center of the county, it limits to the north with Curanilahue and Lebu; to the south with Cañete; to the east with the ninth region and to the west with the Ocean Pacífico.Esta commune has an extension that the 547 Km2 of surface surrounds, it also has a population of 18.632 inhabitants, of which 88% lives in the urban sector.

It highlights for the activities related with the forest area through the operation of several established sawmills, as well as in the agriculture by means of traditional cultivations, it fattens it of animals and the benefit of varied services.

As arriving

From Concepción you 119 kms should travel. toward the south, to cross the bridge of the river Bío Bío and to take the Route 160 Lebu-Concepción will go by Colonel, Lota, Chivilingo, Laraquete until arriving to Carampange, from this continuous town the Route of the Araucanian for the interior until Curanilahue, travels 24km. and it arrives to The Poplars.

From the Route 5, the alternative quicker vial is to arrive to Collipulli to take the route 182 that he/she goes to Angol. Once in Angol he/she should take the route R-86 to the town of The Sallows and then the route R-60-P that will leave it in Contulmo, 53 km travels. toward the north and it arrives to The Poplars.