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Atacama Region
administrative division of Chile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Atacama Region Region (Spanish: Región de Atacama) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. The southern portion of the Atacama Desert is in the region; the rest of the desert is in the other regions to the north (Norte Grande natural region).
- This article is about the Atacama Region; for the desert, see Atacama Desert.
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Atacama Region
Región de Atacama | |
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![]() Nevado Tres Cruces National Park | |
![]() Map of Atacama Region | |
Coordinates: 27°22′00″S 70°19′56″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Copiapó |
Provinces | Chañaral, Copiapó, Huasco |
Government | |
• Intendant | Francisco Sánchez (RN) |
Area | |
• Total | 75,176.2 km2 (29,025.7 sq mi) |
• Rank | 4 |
Highest elevation | 6,891.3 m (22,609.3 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2017 census)[1] | |
• Total | 286,168 |
• Rank | 13 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CL-AT |
HDI (2019) | 0.855[2] very high |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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The capital of the region is the city of Copiapó; it is at 806 km (501 mi) north of Santiago, the capital of country.