Atacama Region
- This airticle is aboot the Atacama Region; for the desert, see Atacama Desert.Atacama RegionIII Región de AtacamaMap of Atacama Region
Coordinates: 27°22′00″S 70°19′56″W / 27.36667°S 70.33222°WCoordinates: 27°22′00″S 70°19′56″W / 27.36667°S 70.33222°W Kintra Chile Caipital Copiapó Provinces Chañaral, Copiapó, Huasco Govrenment • Intendant Ximena Matas Quilodrán Area • Total 75176.2 km2 (29,025.7 sq mi) Area rank 4 Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft) Population (2002)[1]• Total 254,336 • Rank 11 • Density 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) ISO 3166 code CL-AT The Atacama Region (Spaingie: III Región de Atacama) is ane o Chile's 15 first order regions. It comprises three provinces, Chañaral, Copiapó an Huasco. It is bordered tae the north bi Antofagasta, tae the sooth bi Coquimbo, tae east wi Provinces o Catamarca, La Rioja an San Juan o Argentinae, an tae wast wi the Paceefic Ocean. The regional caipital Copiapó is locatit at 806 km (501 mi) north o the kintra's caipital o Santiago. The region occupy the soothren portion o Atacama Desert, the rest o the desert is mainly distributit amang the ither regions of Norte Grande.
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Atacama Region". Government of Chile Foreign Investment Committee. Archived frae the original on 4 Apryle 2020. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2010.
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