Chile

Official name:
the Republic of Chile
Native name:
Chile
Capital:
Santiago
ISO country code
CL
Nat. statistical agency:
INE-CELADE
Population (2010-07-01):
16,746,491 (CIA)
Area:
756,950 sq.km.
Region:
South America

Census Results

1835-xx-xx : 1,103,036
1843-10-01 : 1,083,701
1854-04-19 : 1,439,120
1865-04-19 : 1,819,223
1875-04-19 : 2,075,971
1885-11-26 : 2,507,005
1895-11-28 : 2,695,625
1907-11-28 : 3,231,022
1920-12-15 : 3,720,235
1930-11-27 : 4,287,445
1940-11-28 : 5,023,539
1952-04-24 : 5,932,995
1960-11-29 : 7,374,115
1970-04-22 : 8,884,768
1982-04-21 : 11,329,736
1992-04-22 : 13,348,401
2002-04-24 : 15,116,435

Chile

Administrative units

regioncapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1992-04-22
census
population
2002-04-24
census
source: INE-CELADE, Chile.
source: Area - Instituto Geográfico Militar (IGM).
Región de Tarapacá (I)Iqueque42,225.8165,460238,950
Región de Antofagasta (II)Antofagasta126,049.1410,724493,984
Región de Atacama (III)Copiapó75,176.2230,873254,336
Región de Coquimbo (IV)La Serena40,579.9504,387603,210
Región de Valparaíso (V)Valparaíso16,396.11,384,3361,539,852
Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (VI)Rancagua16,387.0696,369780,627
Región del Maule (VII)Talca30,296.1836,141908,097
Región del Bío-Bío (VIII)Concepción37,068.71,734,3051,861,562
Región de la Araucanía (IX)Temuco31,842.3781,242869,535
Región de los Lagos (X)Puerto Montt48,583.6618,884716,739
Región Aysen del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (XI)Coihaique108,494.480,50191,492
Región de Magallanes Y De La Antártica Chilena (XII)Punta Arenas1,382,291.1143,198150,826
Región Metropolitana de SantiagoSantiago15,403.25,257,9376,061,185
Región de los RíosValdivia18,429.5329,925356,396
Región de Arica y ParinacotaArica16,873.3174,119189,644
total 756,096.313,348,40115,116,435

Main cities

namepopulation
2002-04-24
census
Santiago4,668,473
Viña del Mar286,931
Antofagasta285,255
Valparaíso263,499
Temuco227,086
Concepción212,003
Rancagua206,971
Talca189,505
Arica175,441
Iquique164,396
Talcahuano161,692
Puerto Montt153,118
Coquimbo148,438
La Serena147,815
Chillán146,701
Osorno132,245
Valdivia127,750
Quilpué126,893
Calama126,135
Copiapó125,983
Los Ángeles117,972
Punta Arenas116,005
source: 1992 - INE-CELADE, Chile.