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.

City and Commune
Coat of arms
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
• Type	Municipal council
• Alcalde	Karen Rojo
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
Website	Municipality of Antofagasta

Antofagasta Media

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

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

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  The Atacama border dispute between Bolivia and Chile (1825-1879)

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

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

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  • View of the docks at Antofagasta in June 1941. Photographer was Harry P. Hart of the Bureau of Public Roads.
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  View of the south of Antofagasta in 2005.

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  Tropic of Capricorn Monument

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  Natural Monument La Portada.

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