List of cities in Chile

This is a list of cities in Chile.

Map of 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

Largest urban agglomerations

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

Urban EntityRegionPopulation (2017)[2]
1 Greater SantiagoMetropolitana de Santiago6,139,087
2 Greater ValparaísoValparaíso935,602
3 Greater ConcepciónBiobío719,944
4 Greater La SerenaCoquimbo399,450
5 AntofagastaAntofagasta348,517
6 Greater TemucoAraucanía312,503
7 Greater IquiqueTarapacá293,068
8 Greater RancaguaO'Higgins290,029
9 Puerto Montt and Puerto VarasLos Lagos238,175
10 Greater TalcaMaule236,347
11 AricaArica y Parinacota202,131
12 Greater ChillánÑuble191,629
13 CalamaAntofagasta157,575
14 Coronel and LotaBiobío155,329
15 CopiapóAtacama150,804
16 ValdiviaLos Ríos150,048
17 Greater QuillotaValparaíso149,159
18 OsornoLos Lagos147,666
19 Los ÁngelesBiobío143,023
20 CuricóMaule125,275
21 Punta ArenasMagallanes123,403
22 San AntonioValparaíso118,668

See also

Notes

  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. Entity with 5,000 or less inhabitants that is part of a larger city from a neighboring commune.

References

  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.

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