Antofagasta
Antofagasta (Spaingie pronunciation: ( listen)) is a port ceety in northren Chile, aboot 700 mile (1,130 km) north o Santiago.
It is the caipital o Antofagasta Province an Antofagasta Region. Accordin tae the 2002 census, the ceety haes a population o 296,905. Housomeivver, a recent population projection bi the Naitional Institute o Statistics o Chile in 2009, says the ceety haes an estimatit population o 360,473 inhabitants.
Antofagasta | |
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Ceety an Commune | |
 Montage o 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 airms | |
| Eik-name(s): La perla del Norte ("Pearl o the North") | |
| Motto(s): "Gloria, patria y tesón es tu lema y tu honor" ("Glory, hameland an tenacity is your motto an your honor") | |
 Map o Antofagasta's urban hinterland | |
  Antofagasta Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 23°39′S 70°24′W / 23.650°S 70.400°W | |
| Kintra | Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Province | Antofagasta |
| Settled | 22 October 1868 |
| Caipital | Antofagasta |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Municipal cooncil |
| • Alcalde | Karen Rojo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30718.1 km2 (11,860.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census) | |
| • Total | 296,905 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 295792 |
| • Landwart | 1113 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 153,220 |
| • Weemen | 143,685 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Postal code | 3580000 |
| Area code(s) | +56 73 |
| Website | Municipality o Antofagasta |
Twin touns – Sister ceeties
The ceety o Antofagasta haes signed protocols o Twin touns wi:
References
Template:Communes in Antofagasta Region Template:Lairge ceeties o Chile
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