General info

Entity:
Chile
Capital:
Santiago
Population (2008-07-01):
16,454,143 (CIA)
Area:
756,950 sq.km.
Country code:
cl
Region:
South America

Chile

Administrative units

region capital area (sq.km.) population
1992-04-22
census
population
2002-04-24
census
source: INE-CELADE, Chile.
Región de Tarapacá (I) Iqueque 59,099.1 339,579 428,594
Región de Antofagasta (II) Antofagasta 126,049.1 410,724 493,984
Región de Atacama (III) Copiapó 75,176.2 230,873 254,336
Región de Coquimbo (IV) La Serena 40,579.9 504,387 603,210
Región de Valparaíso (V) Valparaíso 16,396.1 1,384,336 1,539,852
Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (VI) Rancagua 16,387.0 696,369 780,627
Región del Maule (VII) Talca 30,296.1 836,141 908,097
Región del Bío-Bío (VIII) Concepción 37,062.6 1,734,305 1,861,562
Región de la Araucanía (IX) Temuco 31,842.3 781,242 869,535
Región de los Lagos (X) Puerto Montt 67,013.0 948,809 1,073,135
Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibañez del Campo (XI) Coihaique 108,494.4 80,501 91,492
Región de Magallanes Y De La Antártica Chilena (XII) Punta Arenas 132,297.2 143,198 150,826
Región Metropolitana de Santiago Santiago 15,403.2 5,257,937 6,061,185
total   756,096.3 13,348,401 15,116,435

Main cities

name population
1992-04-22
census
population
2000
estimate
Santiago 4,295,593 4,788,543
Puente Alto 254,127 425,056
Concepción 326,784 379,860
Viña del Mar 303,589 342,715
Valparaíso 274,228 285,262
Talcahuano 244,034 280,941
Temuco 210,587 273,223
Antofagasta 225,316 251,868
San Bernardo 179,398 246,491
Rancagua 179,638 213,735
Arica 161,333 185,622
Talca 159,711 182,445
Chillán 145,759 171,207
Iquique 145,139 169,997
Puerto Montt 110,139 138,138
Coquimbo 110,879 135,622
Osorno 114,239 131,666
La Serena 109,293 130,426
Calama 106,970 128,073
Valdivia 112,712 125,999
Punta Arenas 109,110 124,246
Copiapó .. 122,441
Quilpué 102,233 120,597
Los Angeles .. 116,739
source: 1992 - INE-CELADE, Chile.
source: 2000 - Statistics Division, UN.