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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(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
Map of Antofagasta's urban hinterland
Country  Chile
Region Antofagasta
Province Antofagasta
Settled 22 October 1868
Capital Antofagasta
Government
 • Type Municipal council
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 UTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−3 (CLST)
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.

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  • TorrePlazaColón-Catedral

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

  • Límite entre Chile y Perú en el río Loa, Plano General del Reyno de Chile en la América Meridional de Andrés Baleato (1793) (Editado)

    1793 Andrés Baleato's map showing the internal border of Chile and Peru in the Loa River during the Spanish Empire.

  • 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 June 1941

  • Antofa

    View of the south of Antofagasta in 2005.

  • Antofagasta bord galleryfull

    Antofagasta.

  • MonumentoNaturalLaPortada(4)

    Natural Monument La Portada.

  • 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

    Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport

  • PuertoAntofagasta

    The port's southern area

  • TransAntofagasta

    Bus of the TransAntofagasta

  • FCAB1413

    Antofagasta train to Bolivia (FCAB)

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