Regions in Chile

Chile is made up of 16 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Chile. Information on all primary administrative regions in Chile.

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Primary administrative regions in Chile

There are 16 regions in Chile in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Chile
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Santiago Metropolitan Región Metropolitana1.6,685,685Santiago Santiago4,837,295
Biobio Región del Biobío2.2,100,494Concepcion Concepción223,574
Valparaiso Región de Valparaíso3.1,790,219Valparaiso Valparaíso282,448
Maule Region Región del Maule4.955,048Talca Talca197,479
Araucania Región de la Araucanía5.889,942Temuco Temuco238,129
O'Higgins Region Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins6.851,406Rancagua Rancagua212,695
Los Lagos Region Región de los Lagos7.767,714Puerto Montt Puerto Montt245,902
Coquimbo Region Región de Coquimbo8.687,806La Serena La Serena154,521
Antofagasta Región de Antofagasta9.530,879Antofagasta Antofagasta352,638
Nuble Región de Ñuble10.480,609Chillan Chillán150,396
Los Rios Region Región de los Ríos11.364,183Valdivia Valdivia133,419
Atacama Región de Atacama12.284,992Copiapo Copiapó129,280
Tarapaca Región de Tarapacá13.238,950Iquique Iquique191,468
Arica y Parinacota Región de Arica y Parinacota14.213,595Arica Arica185,999
Region of Magallanes Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena15.155,332Punta Arenas Punta Arenas117,430
Aysen Región Aysén16.94,271Coyhaique Coyhaique45,787