Antofagasta
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| Antofagasta | |||
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| Nickname(s): La perla del Norte ("Pearl of the North") | |||
| Motto: "Gloria, patria y tesón es tu lema y tu honor" ("Glory, homeland and tenacity is your motto and your honor") |
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| Coordinates: 23°39′S 70°24′W / 23.65°S 70.4°WCoordinates: 23°39′S 70°24′W / 23.65°S 70.4°W | |||
| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Antofagasta | ||
| Province | Antofagasta | ||
| Settled | 22 October 1868 | ||
| Capital | Antofagasta | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Type | Municipal council | ||
| • Alcalde | Karen Rojo[2] | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 30,718.1 km2 (11,860.3 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||
| Population (2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 296,905 | ||
| • Density | 9.66547/km2 (25.03346/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 295,792 | ||
| • Rural | 1,113 | ||
| Sex | |||
| • Men | 153,220 | ||
| • Women | 143,685 | ||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC−4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) | ||
| Postal code | 3580000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +56 73 | ||
| Website | Municipality of Antofagasta | ||
Antofagasta is a city in northern Chile. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. In the 2002 census, the city had a population of 296,905.[3]
References [change]
- ↑ (Spanish) "Municipality of Antofagasta". Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. http://www.municipalidadantofagasta.cl/. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics of Chile, ed. "Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets". http://www.ine.cl/ine/canales/chile_estadistico/demografia_y_vitales/demografia/pdf/cdpubaldcasjunio2005.zip. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
Other websites [change]
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