List of cities in Chile
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This is a list of cities in Chile.
A city is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an "urban entity"[note 1] with more than 5,000 inhabitants. This list is based on a June 2005 report by the INE based on the 2002 census which registered 239 cities across the country.[1]
Complete list of cities by region[]
Region | City | Population 2012 census |
Population 2002 census |
Area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
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Arica | 175,441 | 41.89 | 4,188 | |
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Iquique | 164,396 | 22.12 | 7,432 | |
Tarapacá | Alto Hospicio | 50,190 | 17.45 | 2,876 | |
Tarapacá | Pozo Almonte | 6,384 | 3.05 | 2,093 | |
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Antofagasta | 285,255 | 43.54 | 6,552 | |
Antofagasta | Calama | 126,135 | 18.21 | 6,927 | |
Antofagasta | Tocopilla | 23,352 | 7.00 | 3,336 | |
Antofagasta | Chuquicamata | 10,465 | 4.70 | 2,227 | |
Antofagasta | Taltal | 9,564 | 3.45 | 2,772 | |
Antofagasta | 9,053 | 0.12 | 75,442 | ||
Antofagasta | Mejillones | 7,825 | 4.67 | 1,676 | |
Antofagasta | María Elena | 7,412 | 1.52 | 4,876 | |
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Copiapó | 125,983 | 47.77 | 2,637 | |
Atacama | Vallenar | 43,750 | 13.91 | 3,145 | |
Atacama | Caldera | 12,776 | 8.48 | 1,507 | |
Atacama | Chañaral | 12,086 | 7.34 | 1,647 | |
Atacama | El Salvador | 8,697 | 3.35 | 2,596 | |
Atacama | Tierra Amarilla | 8,578 | 13.48 | 636 | |
Atacama | Diego de Almagro | 7,951 | 4.05 | 1,963 | |
Atacama | Huasco | 6,445 | 2.73 | 2,361 | |
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Coquimbo | 148,438 | 41.82 | 3,549 | |
Coquimbo | La Serena | 147,815 | 65.59 | 2,254 | |
Coquimbo | Ovalle | 66,405 | 11.46 | 5,795 | |
Coquimbo | Illapel | 21,826 | 7.39 | 2,953 | |
Coquimbo | Vicuña | 12,910 | 4.68 | 2,759 | |
Coquimbo | Salamanca | 11,615 | 4.37 | 2,658 | |
Coquimbo | Los Vilos | 10,966 | 4.11 | 2,668 | |
Coquimbo | Andacollo | 9,444 | 3.34 | 2,828 | |
Coquimbo | Combarbalá | 5,494 | 2.20 | 2,497 | |
Coquimbo | 5,266 | 1.36 | 3,872 | ||
Coquimbo | Monte Patria | 5,219 | 2.35 | 2,221 | |
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Viña del Mar | 286,931 | 87.33 | 3,286 | |
Valparaíso | Valparaíso | 263,499 | 47.33 | 5,567 | |
Valparaíso | Quilpué | 126,893 | 38.06 | 3,334 | |
Valparaíso | Villa Alemana | 94,802 | 31.26 | 3,033 | |
Valparaíso | San Antonio | 83,435 | 21.02 | 3,969 | |
Valparaíso | Quillota | 62,231 | 15.13 | 4,113 | |
Valparaíso | Los Andes | 55,127 | 16.42 | 3,357 | |
Valparaíso | San Felipe | 53,017 | 18.11 | 2,927 | |
Valparaíso | La Calera | 47,836 | 16.18 | 2,956 | |
Valparaíso | Limache | 34,948 | 18.63 | 1,876 | |
Valparaíso | Concón | 31,558 | 26.00 | 1,214 | |
Valparaíso | Quintero | 18,719 | 17.01 | 1,100 | |
Valparaíso | La Ligua | 17,048 | 5.18 | 3,291 | |
Valparaíso | Llay-Llay | 16,215 | 6.56 | 2,472 | |
Valparaíso | Cartagena | 15,302 | 14.05 | 1,089 | |
Valparaíso | Casablanca | 14,437 | 7.02 | 2,057 | |
Valparaíso | Cabildo | 11,287 | 4.68 | 2,412 | |
Valparaíso | 10,811 | 6.71 | 1,611 | ||
Valparaíso | La Cruz | 10,611 | 14.03 | 756 | |
Valparaíso | Olmué | 10,379 | 19.07 | 544 | |
Valparaíso | 9,729 | 5.68 | 1,713 | ||
Valparaíso | Nogales | 8,969 | 3.84 | 2,336 | |
Valparaíso | El Quisco | 8,931 | 16.02 | 557 | |
Valparaíso | Hijuelas | 8,196 | 7.81 | 1,049 | |
Valparaíso | San Esteban | 7,542 | 6.81 | 1,107 | |
Valparaíso | Putaendo | 7,214 | 7.68 | 939 | |
Valparaíso | Catemu | 6,706 | 3.45 | 1,944 | |
Valparaíso | Santa María | 6,443 | 6.10 | 1,056 | |
Valparaíso | Las Ventanas | 5,957 | 12.84 | 464 | |
Valparaíso | Algarrobo | 5,827 | 11.38 | 512 | |
Valparaíso | Rinconada | 5,727 | 13.51 | 424 | |
Valparaíso | Calle Larga[note 2] | 4,966 | 3.82 | 1,300 | |
Valparaíso | Santo Domingo[note 3] | 4,583 | 13.83 | 331 | |
Valparaíso | El Tabo[note 3] | 3,823 | 12.44 | 307 | |
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Puente Alto | 492,603 | 63.73 | 7,730 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Maipú | 463,103 | 54.89 | 8,437 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | La Florida | 365,563 | 39.07 | 9,357 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Las Condes | 249,893 | 99.17 | 2,520 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | San Bernardo | 237,708 | 51.61 | 4,606 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Peñalolén | 216,060 | 54.41 | 3,971 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Santiago | 4,657,000 | 23.20 | 8,655 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Pudahuel | 192,258 | 17.92 | 10,729 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | La Pintana | 190,085 | 30.71 | 6,190 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | El Bosque | 175,594 | 14.31 | 12,271 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Ñuñoa | 163,511 | 16.86 | 9,698 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Cerro Navia | 148,312 | 11.00 | 13,483 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Recoleta | 148,220 | 15.84 | 9,357 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Renca | 133,518 | 24.00 | 5,563 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Conchalí | 133,256 | 11.04 | 12,070 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | La Granja | 132,520 | 10.03 | 13,212 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Estación Central | 130,394 | 14.43 | 9,036 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Quilicura | 125,999 | 38.72 | 3,254 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Providencia | 120,874 | 14.34 | 8,429 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Pedro Aguirre Cerda | 114,560 | 8.91 | 12,857 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Lo Espejo | 112,800 | 8.45 | 13,349 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Macul | 112,535 | 12.85 | 8,758 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Lo Prado | 104,316 | 6.55 | 15,926 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Quinta Normal | 104,012 | 11.87 | 8,763 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | San Joaquín | 97,625 | 9.89 | 9,871 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | La Reina | 96,762 | 23.73 | 4,078 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | San Ramón | 94,906 | 6.37 | 14,899 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | La Cisterna | 85,118 | 10.04 | 8,478 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Vitacura | 81,499 | 28.63 | 2,847 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | San Miguel | 78,872 | 9.71 | 8,123 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Huechuraba | 74,070 | 21.20 | 3,494 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Lo Barnechea | 72,278 | 54.83 | 1,318 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Cerrillos | 71,906 | 16.61 | 4,329 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Independencia | 65,479 | 7.42 | 8,825 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Peñaflor | 63,209 | 15.56 | 4,062 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Colina | 58,769 | 14.46 | 4,064 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Melipilla | 53,522 | 10.63 | 5,035 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Talagante | 49,957 | 10.68 | 4,678 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Buin | 40,091 | 14.61 | 2,744 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Padre Hurtado | 34,257 | 7.42 | 4,617 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | El Monte | 22,284 | 14.16 | 1,574 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Paine | 19,620 | 6.01 | 3,265 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Curacaví | 15,645 | 6.62 | 2,363 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Lampa | 12,319 | 5.63 | 2,188 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Isla de Maipo | 12,295 | 9.79 | 1,256 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | 6,570 | 1.98 | 3,318 | ||
Santiago Metropolitan | 6,511 | 2.68 | 2,429 | ||
Santiago Metropolitan | 5,664 | 17.55 | 323 | ||
Santiago Metropolitan | 5,415 | 1.74 | 3,112 | ||
Santiago Metropolitan | San José de Maipo | 5,281 | 3.46 | 1,526 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Tiltil | 5,168 | 2.40 | 2,153 | |
Santiago Metropolitan | Pirque[note 3] | 4,855 | 12.22 | 397 | |
O'Higgins | Rancagua | 206,971 | 50.36 | 4,110 | |
O'Higgins | San Fernando | 49,519 | 12.37 | 4,003 | |
O'Higgins | Rengo | 30,891 | 9.28 | 3,329 | |
O'Higgins | Machalí | 23,920 | 16.19 | 1,477 | |
O'Higgins | Graneros | 21,615 | 3.61 | 5,988 | |
O'Higgins | San Vicente de Tagua Tagua | 18,914 | 13.86 | 1,365 | |
O'Higgins | Santa Cruz | 18,603 | 8.26 | 2,252 | |
O'Higgins | Chimbarongo | 13,795 | 11.67 | 1,182 | |
O'Higgins | Mostazal | 12,037 | 3.49 | 3,449 | |
O'Higgins | Pichilemu | 9,027 | 9.70 | 931 | |
O'Higgins | Requínoa | 8,240 | 2.65 | 3,109 | |
O'Higgins | Lo Miranda | 8,188 | 9.17 | 893 | |
O'Higgins | Doñihue | 7,402 | 4.32 | 1,713 | |
O'Higgins | Peumo | 7,392 | 5.13 | 1,441 | |
O'Higgins | Nancagua | 6,846 | 2.26 | 3,029 | |
O'Higgins | Las Cabras | 6,190 | 2.77 | 2,235 | |
O'Higgins | Quinta de Tilcoco | 5,850 | 5.01 | 1,168 | |
O'Higgins | 5,472 | 3.29 | 1,663 | ||
O'Higgins | Codegua | 5,113 | 4.01 | 1,275 | |
O'Higgins | Palmilla[note 3] | 2,088 | 5.43 | 385 | |
Maule | Talca | 189,505 | 46.04 | 4,116 | |
Maule | Curicó | 93,447 | 20.50 | 4,558 | |
Maule | Linares | 65,133 | 16.16 | 4,031 | |
Maule | Constitución | 33,914 | 8.68 | 3,907 | |
Maule | Cauquenes | 30,771 | 13.40 | 2,296 | |
Maule | Molina | 27,203 | 8.50 | 3,200 | |
Maule | Parral | 26,397 | 7.85 | 3,363 | |
Maule | San Javier | 20,524 | 7.42 | 2,766 | |
Maule | San Clemente | 13,398 | 5.77 | 2,322 | |
Maule | Teno | 6,729 | 3.03 | 2,221 | |
Maule | Longaví | 6,206 | 2.71 | 2,290 | |
Maule | Villa Alegre | 5,456 | 3.96 | 1,378 | |
Maule | Hualañé | 5,198 | 2.64 | 1,969 | |
Biobío | Concepción | 212,003 | 55.95 | 3,789 | |
Biobío | Talcahuano | 161,692 | 50.65 | 3,192 | |
Biobío | Chillán | 146,701 | 33.41 | 4,391 | |
Biobío | Los Ángeles | 117,972 | 27.35 | 4,313 | |
Biobío | Coronel | 91,469 | 24.52 | 3,730 | |
Biobío | Hualpén | 85,928 | 19.48 | 4,411 | |
Biobío | Chiguayante | 81,238 | 33.97 | 2,391 | |
Biobío | San Pedro de la Paz | 80,159 | 49.09 | 1,633 | |
Biobío | Lota | 48,975 | 9.63 | 5,086 | |
Biobío | Penco | 45,361 | 12.01 | 3,777 | |
Biobío | Tomé | 41,198 | 10.44 | 3,946 | |
Biobío | Curanilahue | 30,126 | 5.46 | 5,518 | |
Biobío | San Carlos | 29,359 | 9.06 | 3,241 | |
Biobío | Mulchén | 21,819 | 4.49 | 4,859 | |
Biobío | Nacimiento | 20,884 | 10.88 | 1,919 | |
Biobío | Lebu | 20,838 | 4.92 | 4,235 | |
Biobío | Cañete | 19,839 | 8.99 | 2,207 | |
Biobío | Chillán Viejo | 18,827 | 7.62 | 2,471 | |
Biobío | Arauco | 16,291 | 6.96 | 2,341 | |
Biobío | 16,288 | 6.77 | 2,406 | ||
Biobío | Hualqui | 13,724 | 7.35 | 1,867 | |
Biobío | Los Álamos | 13,035 | 6.90 | 1,889 | |
Biobío | Cabrero | 11,947 | 3.31 | 3,609 | |
Biobío | Bulnes | 10,681 | 3.09 | 3,457 | |
Biobío | Coelemu | 9,845 | 3.54 | 2,781 | |
Biobío | Yungay | 9,288 | 4.16 | 2,233 | |
Biobío | Yumbel | 8,302 | 2.58 | 3,218 | |
Biobío | Quirihue | 7,952 | 2.23 | 3,566 | |
Biobío | Quillón | 7,285 | 4.15 | 1,755 | |
Biobío | Coihueco | 7,230 | 2.66 | 2,718 | |
Biobío | Santa Juana | 7,095 | 2.35 | 3,019 | |
Biobío | Santa Bárbara | 6,838 | 2.35 | 2,910 | |
Biobío | 6,576 | 2.56 | 2,569 | ||
Biobío | Monte Águila | 6,090 | 1.91 | 3,188 | |
Biobío | San Rosendo[note 3] | 3,249 | 2.22 | 1,464 | |
Araucanía | Temuco | 227,086 | 46.10 | 4,926 | |
Araucanía | Angol | 43,801 | 14.94 | 2,932 | |
Araucanía | Padre Las Casas | 33,697 | 7.13 | 4,726 | |
Araucanía | Villarrica | 27,408 | 8.13 | 3,371 | |
Araucanía | Victoria | 23,977 | 7.54 | 3,180 | |
Araucanía | Lautaro | 18,808 | 5.80 | 3,243 | |
Araucanía | Nueva Imperial | 14,980 | 3.01 | 4,977 | |
Araucanía | Collipulli | 14,240 | 4.30 | 3,312 | |
Araucanía | Loncoche | 14,191 | 6.54 | 2,170 | |
Araucanía | Traiguén | 14,140 | 4.92 | 2,874 | |
Araucanía | Pucón | 13,750 | 9.53 | 1,443 | |
Araucanía | Pitrufquén | 13,420 | 3.90 | 3,441 | |
Araucanía | Curacautín | 12,412 | 4.58 | 2,710 | |
Araucanía | Carahue | 9,459 | 2.45 | 3,861 | |
Araucanía | Gorbea | 7,852 | 3.07 | 2,558 | |
Araucanía | Purén | 7,604 | 2.76 | 2,755 | |
Araucanía | Cunco | 7,316 | 1.95 | 3,752 | |
Araucanía | 5,442 | 2.27 | 2,397 | ||
Araucanía | Freire | 5,388 | 1.30 | 4,145 | |
Araucanía | Renaico | 5,355 | 1.67 | 3,207 | |
Los Ríos | Valdivia | 127,750 | 42.39 | 3,014 | |
Los Ríos | La Unión | 25,615 | 10.03 | 2,554 | |
Los Ríos | Río Bueno | 15,054 | 6.94 | 2,169 | |
Los Ríos | Panguipulli | 11,142 | 4.63 | 2,406 | |
Los Ríos | Paillaco | 9,973 | 2.78 | 3,587 | |
Los Ríos | Los Lagos | 9,479 | 5.40 | 1,755 | |
Los Ríos | Lanco | 7,817 | 2.56 | 3,054 | |
Los Ríos | Mariquina | 7,790 | 2.35 | 3,315 | |
Los Ríos | Futrono | 6,603 | 2.37 | 2,786 | |
Los Lagos | Puerto Montt | 153,118 | 39.58 | 3,869 | |
Los Lagos | Osorno | 132,245 | 31.82 | 4,156 | |
Los Lagos | Castro | 29,148 | 7.84 | 3,718 | |
Los Lagos | Ancud | 27,292 | 8.82 | 3,094 | |
Los Lagos | Puerto Varas | 22,022 | 9.26 | 2,378 | |
Los Lagos | Quellón | 13,656 | 3.21 | 4,254 | |
Los Lagos | Calbuco | 12,165 | 4.58 | 2,656 | |
Los Lagos | Purranque | 11,618 | 5.23 | 2,221 | |
Los Lagos | Llanquihue | 11,447 | 3.90 | 2,935 | |
Los Lagos | Frutillar | 9,118 | 4.11 | 2,218 | |
Los Lagos | Río Negro | 6,583 | 3.85 | 1,710 | |
Los Lagos | Fresia | 6,144 | 3.22 | 1,908 | |
Los Lagos | Los Muermos | 5,707 | 3.61 | 1,581 | |
Aysén | Coyhaique | 44,850 | 18.27 | 2,455 | |
Aysén | Puerto Aysén | 16,936 | 7.42 | 2,282 | |
Magallanes | Punta Arenas | 116,005 | 39.03 | 2,972 | |
Magallanes | Puerto Natales | 16,978 | 5.57 | 3,048 |
Largest urban agglomerations[]
This list includes conurbations, "absorptions" and cities with over 100,000 inhabitants, according to the 2017 census.
Urban Entity | Region | Population (2017)[2] | |
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1 | Greater Santiago | Metropolitana de Santiago | 6 139 087 |
2 | Greater Valparaíso | Valparaíso | 935 602 |
3 | Greater Concepción | Biobío | 719 944 |
4 | Greater La Serena | Coquimbo | 399 450 |
5 | Antofagasta | Antofagasta | 348 517 |
6 | Greater Temuco | Araucanía | 312 503 |
7 | Greater Iquique | Tarapacá | 293 068 |
8 | Greater Rancagua | O'Higgins | 290 029 |
9 | Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas conurbation | Los Lagos | 238 175 |
10 | Greater Talca | Maule | 236 347 |
11 | Arica | Arica y Parinacota | 202 131 |
12 | Greater Chillán | Ñuble | 191 629 |
13 | Calama | Antofagasta | 157 575 |
14 | Coronel and Lota | Biobío | 155 329 |
15 | Copiapó | Atacama | 150 804 |
16 | Valdivia | Los Ríos | 150 048 |
17 | Greater Quillota | Valparaíso | 149 159 |
18 | Osorno | Los Lagos | 147 666 |
19 | Los Ángeles | Biobío | 143 023 |
20 | Curicó | Maule | 125 275 |
21 | Punta Arenas | Magallanes | 123 403 |
22 | San Antonio | Valparaíso | 118 668 |
See also[]
- List of towns in Chile
Notes[]
- ^ An "urban entity" is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute as a concentrated group of dwellings with over 2,000 inhabitants, or between 1,001 and 2,000 inhabitants if 50% or more of its population is economically active, dedicated to secondary and/or tertiary activities. Exceptionally, populated centers dedicated to tourism and recreation with over 250 concentrated dwellings and that do not meet the population requirement are considered urban.
- ^ Urban entity with less than 5,001 inhabitants, which is not part of a conurbation, yet still considered a city, possibly to account for census omission.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Entity with 5,000 or less inhabitants that is part of a larger city from a neighboring commune.
References[]
- ^ Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos 2005, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas – June 2005.
- ^ "Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos". Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
Further reading[]
- Thomas A. Rumney (2013). "Chile: Urban Geography". Geography of South America: a Scholarly Guide and Bibliography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8635-3.
External links[]
- National Statistics Institute (INE)
- Chile: Map of Largest Cities at the Wayback Machine (archived 2004-04-17)
Categories:
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- Populated places in Chile