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.[3]
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| Coordinates: 23°39′S 70°24′W / 23.650°S 70.400°WCoordinates: 23°39′S 70°24′W / 23.650°S 70.400°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Province | Antofagasta |
| Settled | 22 October 1868 |
| Capital | Antofagasta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Alcalde | Karen Rojo[1] |
| 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
- TorrePlazaColón-Catedral.jpg
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).jpg
1793 Andrés Baleato's map showing the internal border of Chile and Peru in the Loa River during the Spanish Empire.
- Atacama Desert Dispute between Bolivia and Chile (1825 - 1879).svg
The Atacama border dispute between Bolivia and Chile (1825-1879)
- Ejercito chileno en Antofagasta (1879).jpg
Battalion No. 3 Line of the Chilean Army, formed in columns in the Plaza Colón of Antofagasta in 1879
- Antofagasta Plaza Colon.jpg
The Plaza Colón at the beginning of the 20th century
- Chile - 43-2548 - Docks at Antofagasta.jpg
- 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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- Hito al Tropico de Capricornio (2).jpg
- MonumentoNaturalLaPortada(4).jpg
Natural Monument La Portada.
References
- ↑ "Página 7 | el Mercurio de Antofagasta - 29.10.2012".
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Antofagasta". Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics of Chile (ed.). "Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlets". Retrieved 22 June 2007.
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[dead link]
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