Atacama Region
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This article is about the administrative region. For the desert, see Atacama Desert.
The Atacama Region (Spanish: Región de Atacama, pronounced [ataˈkama]) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It comprises three provinces: Chañaral, Copiapó and Huasco. It is bordered to the north by Antofagasta, to the south by Coquimbo, to the east by the provinces of Catamarca, La Rioja and San Juan of Argentina, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. The regional capital Copiapó is located 806 km (501 mi) north of the country's capital of Santiago. The region occupies the southern portion of the Atacama Desert, the rest of the desert is mainly distributed among the other regions of Norte Grande.
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Atacama Region
Región de Atacama | |
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Coordinates: 27°22′00″S 70°19′56″W | |
Country | Chile |
Capital | Copiapó |
Provinces | Chañaral, Copiapó, Huasco |
Government | |
• Intendant | Francisco Sánchez (RN) |
Area | |
• Total | 75,176.2 km2 (29,025.7 sq mi) |
• Rank | 4 |
Highest elevation | 6,891.3 m (22,609.3 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2017 census)[1] | |
• Total | 286,168 |
• Rank | 13 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | |
• Total | $8.595 billion (2014) |
• Per capita | $27,882 (2014) |
ISO 3166 code | CL-AT |
HDI (2019) | 0.855[3] very high |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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