Abránquil

For the creek, see Abránquil Creek.

Abránquil is a Chilean village located in current Linares Province, near Yerbas Buenas.^[1][2] It is located in the riverside of the creek also named Abránquil.^[1][3]

The old parish of Santa Cruz de Abránquil was formerly located here, but it was moved to Yerbas Buenas.^[4]

Its name comes from Mapudungun av and ránquyl, meaning extremity, end of the reed.^[1]

References

1. Astaburuaga Cienfuegos, Francisco, ed. (1899). "Abránquil (1)" . Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (Geographic Dictionary of the Republic of Chile) (in Spanish).
2. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-07-03.
3. "The population of the provinces in the Maule Region by census years on Citypopulation".
4. Astaburuaga Cienfuegos, Francisco, ed. (1899). "Abránquil (2)" . Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (Geographic Dictionary of the Republic of Chile) (in Spanish).

35°44′50.96″S 71°33′00.02″W / 35.7474889°S 71.5500056°W / -35.7474889; -71.5500056