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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

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Region City Population
(2017 census)		 Population
(2002 census)		 Area
(km2)		 Density
(/km2)
 Arica and Parinacota Region Arica 221,364 175,441 41.89 4,188
 Tarapacá Iquique 191,468 164,396 22.12 7,432
Tarapacá Alto Hospicio 108,375 50,190 17.45 2,876
Tarapacá Pozo Almonte 15,711 6,384 3.05 2,093
 Antofagasta Antofagasta 361,873 285,255 43.54 6,552
Antofagasta Calama 165,371 126,135 18.21 6,927
Antofagasta Tocopilla 25,186 23,352 7.00 3,336
Antofagasta Chuquicamata 0 10,465 4.70 2,227
Antofagasta Taltal 13,317 9,564 3.45 2,772
Antofagasta Estación Zaldívar 9,053 0.12 75,442
Antofagasta Mejillones 13,467 7,825 4.67 1,676
Antofagasta María Elena 6,457 7,412 1.52 4,876
 Atacama Copiapó 174,309 125,983 47.77 2,637
Atacama Vallenar 51,917 43,750 13.91 3,145
Atacama Caldera 17,662 12,776 8.48 1,507
Atacama Chañaral 12,219 12,086 7.34 1,647
Atacama El Salvador 8,697 3.35 2,596
Atacama Tierra Amarilla 14,019 8,578 13.48 636
Atacama Diego de Almagro 13,925 7,951 4.05 1,963
Atacama Huasco 10,149 6,445 2.73 2,361
 Coquimbo Coquimbo 256,735 148,438 41.82 3,549
Coquimbo La Serena 249,656 147,815 65.59 2,254
Coquimbo Ovalle 121,269 66,405 11.46 5,795
Coquimbo Illapel 21,826 7.39 2,953
Coquimbo Vicuña 29,721 12,910 4.68 2,759
Coquimbo Salamanca 29,110 11,615 4.37 2,658
Coquimbo Los Vilos 23,374 10,966 4.11 2,668
Coquimbo Andacollo 11,044 9,444 3.34 2,828
Coquimbo Combarbalá 13,322 5,494 2.20 2,497
Coquimbo El Palqui 6,175 5,266 1.36 3,872
Coquimbo Monte Patria 30,751 5,219 2.35 2,221
 Valparaíso Viña del Mar 334,248 286,931 87.33 3,286
Valparaíso Valparaíso 296,655 263,499 47.33 5,567
Valparaíso Quilpué 151,708 126,893 38.06 3,334
Valparaíso Villa Alemana 126,548 94,802 31.26 3,033
Valparaíso San Antonio 91,350 83,435 21.02 3,969
Valparaíso Quillota 90,517 62,231 15.13 4,113
Valparaíso Los Andes 66,708 55,127 16.42 3,357
Valparaíso San Felipe 76,844 53,017 18.11 2,927
Valparaíso La Calera 50,544 47,836 16.18 2,956
Valparaíso Limache 46,121 34,948 18.63 1,876
Valparaíso Concón 42,152 31,558 26.00 1,214
Valparaíso Quintero 31,923 18,719 17.01 1,100
Valparaíso La Ligua 35,390 17,048 5.18 3,291
Valparaíso Llay-Llay 24,608 16,215 6.56 2,472
Valparaíso Cartagena 22,738 15,302 14.05 1,089
Valparaíso Casablanca 26,827 14,437 7.02 2,057
Valparaíso Cabildo 19,388 11,287 4.68 2,412
Valparaíso Placilla de Peñuelas 39,344 10,811 6.71 1,611
Valparaíso La Cruz 22,098 10,611 14.03 756
Valparaíso Olmué 17,516 10,379 19.07 544
Valparaíso El Melón 9,729 5.68 1,713
Valparaíso Nogales 22,120 8,969 3.84 2,336
Valparaíso El Quisco 15,955 8,931 16.02 557
Valparaíso Hijuelas 17,988 8,196 7.81 1,049
Valparaíso San Esteban 18,855 7,542 6.81 1,107
Valparaíso Putaendo 16,754 7,214 7.68 939
Valparaíso Catemu 13,998 6,706 3.45 1,944
Valparaíso Santa María 15,241 6,443 6.10 1,056
Valparaíso Las Ventanas 8,630 5,957 12.84 464
Valparaíso Algarrobo 13,817 5,827 11.38 512
Valparaíso Rinconada 10,207 5,727 13.51 424
Valparaíso Calle Larga[note 2] 14,832 4,966 3.82 1,300
Valparaíso Santo Domingo[note 3] 10,900 4,583 13.83 331
Valparaíso El Tabo[note 3] 13,286 3,823 12.44 307
 Santiago Metropolitan Region Puente Alto 568,106 492,603 63.73 7,730
Santiago Metropolitan Maipú 521,627 463,103 54.89 8,437
Santiago Metropolitan La Florida 366,916 365,563 39.07 9,357
Santiago Metropolitan Las Condes 294,838 249,893 99.17 2,520
Santiago Metropolitan San Bernardo 301,313 237,708 51.61 4,606
Santiago Metropolitan Peñalolén 241,599 216,060 54.41 3,971
Santiago Metropolitan Santiago 7,123,891 4,657,000 23.20 8,655
Santiago Metropolitan Pudahuel 240,819 192,258 17.92 10,729
Santiago Metropolitan La Pintana 177,355 190,085 30.71 6,190
Santiago Metropolitan El Bosque 162,505 175,594 14.31 12,271
Santiago Metropolitan Ñuñoa 255,823 163,511 16.86 9,698
Santiago Metropolitan Cerro Navia 139,604 148,312 11.00 13,483
Santiago Metropolitan Recoleta 157,851 148,220 15.84 9,357
Santiago Metropolitan Renca 147,151 133,518 24.00 5,563
Santiago Metropolitan Conchalí 133,420 133,256 11.04 12,070
Santiago Metropolitan La Granja 122,518 132,520 10.03 13,212
Santiago Metropolitan Estación Central 148,730 130,394 14.43 9,036
Santiago Metropolitan Quilicura 222,048 125,999 38.72 3,254
Santiago Metropolitan Providencia 147,826 120,874 14.34 8,429
Santiago Metropolitan Pedro Aguirre Cerda 106,257 114,560 8.91 12,857
Santiago Metropolitan Lo Espejo 103,454 112,800 8.45 13,349
Santiago Metropolitan Macul 123,420 112,535 12.85 8,758
Santiago Metropolitan Lo Prado 100,771 104,316 6.55 15,926
Santiago Metropolitan Quinta Normal 118,503 104,012 11.87 8,763
Santiago Metropolitan San Joaquín 99,371 97,625 9.89 9,871
Santiago Metropolitan La Reina 96,811 96,762 23.73 4,078
Santiago Metropolitan San Ramón 86,770 94,906 6.37 14,899
Santiago Metropolitan La Cisterna 95,652 85,118 10.04 8,478
Santiago Metropolitan Vitacura 88,716 81,499 28.63 2,847
Santiago Metropolitan San Miguel 114,641 78,872 9.71 8,123
Santiago Metropolitan Huechuraba 103,962 74,070 21.20 3,494
Santiago Metropolitan Lo Barnechea 109,778 72,278 54.83 1,318
Santiago Metropolitan Cerrillos 85,026 71,906 16.61 4,329
Santiago Metropolitan Independencia 105,437 65,479 7.42 8,825
Santiago Metropolitan Peñaflor 95,420 63,209 15.56 4,062
Santiago Metropolitan Colina 152,740 58,769 14.46 4,064
Santiago Metropolitan Melipilla 133,232 53,522 10.63 5,035
Santiago Metropolitan Talagante 77,899 49,957 10.68 4,678
Santiago Metropolitan Buin 101,743 40,091 14.61 2,744
Santiago Metropolitan Padre Hurtado 67,299 34,257 7.42 4,617
Santiago Metropolitan El Monte 37,901 22,284 14.16 1,574
Santiago Metropolitan Paine 76,659 19,620 6.01 3,265
Santiago Metropolitan Curacaví 34,337 15,645 6.62 2,363
Santiago Metropolitan Lampa 107,662 12,319 5.63 2,188
Santiago Metropolitan Isla de Maipo 37,965 12,295 9.79 1,256
Santiago Metropolitan La Islita 6,570 1.98 3,318
Santiago Metropolitan Bajos de San Agustín 6,511 2.68 2,429
Santiago Metropolitan Hospital 5,664 17.55 323
Santiago Metropolitan Alto Jahuel 7,859 5,415 1.74 3,112
Santiago Metropolitan San José de Maipo 17,540 5,281 3.46 1,526
Santiago Metropolitan Tiltil 20,268 5,168 2.40 2,153
Santiago Metropolitan Pirque[note 3] 28,010 4,855 12.22 397
O'Higgins Rancagua 241,774 206,971 50.36 4,110
O'Higgins San Fernando 76,009 49,519 12.37 4,003
O'Higgins Rengo 61,438 30,891 9.28 3,329
O'Higgins Machalí 55,258 23,920 16.19 1,477
O'Higgins Graneros 34,828 21,615 3.61 5,988
O'Higgins San Vicente de Tagua Tagua 48,801 18,914 13.86 1,365
O'Higgins Santa Cruz 39,540 18,603 8.26 2,252
O'Higgins Chimbarongo 35,399 13,795 11.67 1,182
O'Higgins Mostazal 25,343 12,037 3.49 3,449
O'Higgins Pichilemu 16,394 9,027 9.70 931
O'Higgins Requínoa 27,968 8,240 2.65 3,109
O'Higgins Lo Miranda 11,095 8,188 9.17 893
O'Higgins Doñihue 20,887 7,402 4.32 1,713
O'Higgins Peumo 14,313 7,392 5.13 1,441
O'Higgins Nancagua 17,833 6,846 2.26 3,029
O'Higgins Las Cabras 24,640 6,190 2.77 2,235
O'Higgins Quinta de Tilcoco 13,002 5,850 5.01 1,168
O'Higgins Gultro 5,423 5,472 3.29 1,663
O'Higgins Codegua 12,988 5,113 4.01 1,275
O'Higgins Palmilla[note 3] 12,482 2,088 5.43 385
Maule Talca 242,344 189,505 46.04 4,116
Maule Curicó 149,530 93,447 20.50 4,558
Maule Linares 93,602 65,133 16.16 4,031
Maule Constitución 46,068 33,914 8.68 3,907
Maule Cauquenes 40,441 30,771 13.40 2,296
Maule Molina 45,976 27,203 8.50 3,200
Maule Parral 41,637 26,397 7.85 3,363
Maule San Javier 45,547 20,524 7.42 2,766
Maule San Clemente 43,269 13,398 5.77 2,322
Maule Teno 30,850 6,729 3.03 2,221
Maule Longaví 30,534 6,206 2.71 2,290
Maule Villa Alegre 16,221 5,456 3.96 1,378
Maule Hualañé 9,657 5,198 2.64 1,969
Biobío Concepción 220,746 212,003 55.95 3,789
Biobío Talcahuano 158,038 161,692 50.65 3,192
Biobío Chillán 184,739 146,701 33.41 4,391
Biobío Los Ángeles 212,875 117,972 27.35 4,313
Biobío Coronel 116,262 91,469 24.52 3,730
Biobío Hualpén 96,109 85,928 19.48 4,411
Biobío Chiguayante 90,068 81,238 33.97 2,391
Biobío San Pedro de la Paz 131,808 80,159 49.09 1,633
Biobío Lota 45,920 48,975 9.63 5,086
Biobío Penco 49,371 45,361 12.01 3,777
Biobío Tomé 58,076 41,198 10.44 3,946
Biobío Curanilahue 33,701 30,126 5.46 5,518
Biobío San Carlos 55,278 29,359 9.06 3,241
Biobío Mulchén 30,836 21,819 4.49 4,859
Biobío Nacimiento 27,752 20,884 10.88 1,919
Biobío Lebu 26,927 20,838 4.92 4,235
Biobío Cañete 36,448 19,839 8.99 2,207
Biobío Chillán Viejo 32,166 18,827 7.62 2,471
Biobío Arauco 38,274 16,291 6.96 2,341
Biobío La Laja 32,541 16,288 6.77 2,406
Biobío Hualqui 25,552 13,724 7.35 1,867
Biobío Los Álamos 22,067 13,035 6.90 1,889
Biobío Cabrero 30,229 11,947 3.31 3,609
Biobío Bulnes 22,329 10,681 3.09 3,457
Biobío Coelemu 16,704 9,845 3.54 2,781
Biobío Yungay 18,296 9,288 4.16 2,233
Biobío Yumbel 21,958 8,302 2.58 3,218
Biobío Quirihue 12,076 7,952 2.23 3,566
Biobío Quillón 18,247 7,285 4.15 1,755
Biobío Coihueco 27,680 7,230 2.66 2,718
Biobío Santa Juana 14,602 7,095 2.35 3,019
Biobío Santa Bárbara 14,461 6,838 2.35 2,910
Biobío Huépil 6,576 2.56 2,569
Biobío Monte Águila 6,090 1.91 3,188
Biobío San Rosendo[note 3] 3,644 3,249 2.22 1,464
Araucanía Temuco 295,839 227,086 46.10 4,926
Araucanía Angol 55,140 43,801 14.94 2,932
Araucanía Padre Las Casas 79,019 33,697 7.13 4,726
Araucanía Villarrica 57,466 27,408 8.13 3,371
Araucanía Victoria 35,219 23,977 7.54 3,180
Araucanía Lautaro 39,614 18,808 5.80 3,243
Araucanía Nueva Imperial 33,273 14,980 3.01 4,977
Araucanía Collipulli 25,681 14,240 4.30 3,312
Araucanía Loncoche 24,571 14,191 6.54 2,170
Araucanía Traiguén 19,275 14,140 4.92 2,874
Araucanía Pucón 28,796 13,750 9.53 1,443
Araucanía Pitrufquén 25,549 13,420 3.90 3,441
Araucanía Curacautín 18,054 12,412 4.58 2,710
Araucanía Carahue 25,369 9,459 2.45 3,861
Araucanía Gorbea 15,140 7,852 3.07 2,558
Araucanía Purén 12,223 7,604 2.76 2,755
Araucanía Cunco 17,992 7,316 1.95 3,752
Araucanía Labranza 40,000 5,442 2.27 2,397
Araucanía Freire 25,278 5,388 1.30 4,145
Araucanía Renaico 10,634 5,355 1.67 3,207
Los Ríos Valdivia 171,725 127,750 42.39 3,014
Los Ríos La Unión 39,281 25,615 10.03 2,554
Los Ríos Río Bueno 32,770 15,054 6.94 2,169
Los Ríos Panguipulli 35,619 11,142 4.63 2,406
Los Ríos Paillaco 20,575 9,973 2.78 3,587
Los Ríos Los Lagos 20,430 9,479 5.40 1,755
Los Ríos Lanco 17,264 7,817 2.56 3,054
Los Ríos Mariquina 22,532 7,790 2.35 3,315
Los Ríos Futrono 15,240 6,603 2.37 2,786
Los Lagos Puerto Montt 245,902 153,118 39.58 3,869
Los Lagos Osorno 170,129 132,245 31.82 4,156
Los Lagos Castro 46,390 29,148 7.84 3,718
Los Lagos Ancud 42,231 27,292 8.82 3,094
Los Lagos Puerto Varas 46,283 22,022 9.26 2,378
Los Lagos Quellón 28,499 13,656 3.21 4,254
Los Lagos Calbuco 35,813 12,165 4.58 2,656
Los Lagos Purranque 21,092 11,618 5.23 2,221
Los Lagos Llanquihue 18,328 11,447 3.90 2,935
Los Lagos Frutillar 19,649 9,118 4.11 2,218
Los Lagos Río Negro 14,373 6,583 3.85 1,710
Los Lagos Fresia 12,677 6,144 3.22 1,908
Los Lagos Los Muermos 17,731 5,707 3.61 1,581
Aysén Coyhaique 60,005 44,850 18.27 2,455
Aysén Puerto Aysén 27,644 16,936 7.42 2,282
Magallanes Punta Arenas 136,476 116,005 39.03 2,972
Magallanes Puerto Natales 21,477 16,978 5.57 3,048

Largest urban agglomerations

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This list includes conurbations, "absorptions" and cities with over 100,000 inhabitants, according to the 2017 census.

Urban Entity Region Population (2017)[2]
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 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

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e Entity with 5,000 or less inhabitants that is part of a larger city from a neighboring commune.

References

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  1. ^ Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos 2005, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas – June 2005.
  2. ^ "Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos". Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

Further reading

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