Antofagasta

Antofagasta is a city in northern Chile. It is the capital of the province of Antofagasta and of the region of Antofagasta. In the 2002 census, the city had a population of 296,905.^[3]

Antofagasta
City and Commune
Montage of Antofagasta, Top:View of downtown Antofagasta, 2nd left:Antofagasta Clock Tower in Armas Square, 2nd middle:Mano del Desierto Sand Sculpture in Atacama Desert, 2nd right:View of Coldelco area, 3rd left:Balneario Beach, 3rd right:Arturo shopping center area, Bottom:View of La Portada Natural Monument
Coat of arms
Nickname:  La perla del Norte ("Pearl of the North")
Motto(s):  "Gloria, patria y tesón es tu lema y tu honor" ("Glory, homeland and tenacity is your motto and your honor")
Map of Antofagasta's urban hinterland
Coordinates: 23°39′S 70°24′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	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Urban	295,792
• Rural	1,113
Sex
• Men	153,220
• Women	143,685
Time zone	UTC−4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (CLST)
Postal code	3580000
Area code	+56 73
Website	Municipality of Antofagasta

References

1. (in Spanish) "Municipality of Antofagasta". Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
2. "Página 7 | el Mercurio de Antofagasta - 29.10.2012".
3. National Institute of Statistics of Chile (ed.). "Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets". Retrieved 22 June 2007.

Other websites

• (in Spanish) Municipality of Antofagasta
• EXPONOR – The most important trade fair of copper mining in the world. Archived 2013-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
• MSN Map of Antofagasta^{[permanent dead link]}