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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
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
Coat of arms
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")
Map of Antofagasta's urban hinterland
Map of Antofagasta's urban hinterland
Country Chile
Region Antofagasta
Province Antofagasta
Settled 22 October 1868
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 the province of Antofagasta and of the region of Antofagasta. In the 2002 census, the city had a population of 296,905.

Images for kids

  • TorrePlazaColón-Catedral

    In Chile, Antofagasta is known as "The Pearl of the North".

  • Ejercito chileno en Antofagasta (1879)

    Battalion No. 3 Line of the Chilean Army, formed in columns in the Plaza Colón of Antofagasta in 1879

  • Antofagasta Plaza Colon

    The Plaza Colón at the beginning of the 20th century.

  • Chile - 43-2548 - Docks at Antofagasta

    Antofagasta in July 1941

  • Antofa

    View of the south of Antofagasta in the last decade.

  • NASA Tº 1951 2008 Antofagasta

    Average air temperatures in Antofagasta, 1951 to 2008, by (NASA).

  • SRTM-S24.00N23.00W070.80E067.00.Antofagasta

    Topographic relief around Antofagasta.

  • CerroColoso

    Cerro Coloso.

  • CerroMoreno

    Cerro Moreno and Bahía Moreno.

  • QuebradaCarrizoAntofagasta

    Quebrada El Carrizo.

  • Intendencia afta

    Regional Government of Antofagasta.

  • Mall Plaza Antofagasta1

    View of the main entrance of the Mall Plaza Antofagasta.

  • Chuqui001 02

    Mining is the main economic generator of the region.

  • Parque Japonés (Antofagasta)

    Japanese Park, built by the Japanese colony.

  • Antofagasta

    British and Chilean flags in a monument. British Chileans form a sizable population of Antofagasta.

  • Biblioteca universidad de Antofagasta

    Central Library of the University of Antofagasta.

  • Cerro moreno airport scfa 1280 low

    Cerro Moreno International Airport.

  • PuertoAntofagasta

    The Port's southern area.

  • TransAntofagasta

    Bus of the "TransAntofagasta".

  • FCAB1413

    Antofagasta train to Bolivia (FCAB).


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