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Map of Chile. 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]
This article contains a list of towns in Chile. A town is defined by Chile 's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an urban entity [ 1 ] possessing between 2,001 and 5,000 inhabitants—or between 1,001 and 2,000 inhabitants if 50% or more of its population is economically active in secondary and/or tertiary activities.
It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, which has a population of seven million, representing 40% of Chile's total population. [4] Most of the city is situated between 500–650 m (1,640–2,133 ft) above sea level.
Chile's most famous poet is Pablo Neruda, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature (1971) and is world-renowned for his extensive library of works on romance, nature, and politics. His three highly personalized homes in Isla Negra , Santiago and Valparaíso are popular tourist destinations.
Largest cities or towns in Chile. 2002 Census [1] Rank Name Region Pop. Santiago Metropolis Greater Valparaíso: 1: Santiago Metropolis: Santiago Metropolitan Region ...
The city is the largest south of the 46th parallel south and the most populous southernmost city in Chile and the Americas. Due to its location, it is also the coldest coastal city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Latin America. Punta Arenas is one of the world's most southerly ports and serves as an Antarctic gateway city.
Chile is situated in southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean and a small part of the South Atlantic Ocean. Chile's territorial shape is considered among the world's most unusual; from north to south, the country extends 4,270 km (2,653 mi), and yet it only averages 177 km (110 mi) in width.
This is a list of the fifty largest cities in Latin America by population residing within city limits as of the mid-2020, ... Chile: 6,254,314 [d] [2] 2017 7