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
Antofagasta Región de Antofagasta1.530,879Antofagasta Antofagasta352,638
Araucania Región de la Araucanía2.889,942Temuco Temuco238,129
Arica y Parinacota Región de Arica y Parinacota3.213,595Arica Arica185,999
Atacama Región de Atacama4.284,992Copiapo Copiapó129,280
Aysen Región Aysén5.94,271Coyhaique Coyhaique45,787
Biobio Región del Biobío6.2,100,494Concepcion Concepción223,574
Coquimbo Region Región de Coquimbo7.687,806La Serena La Serena154,521
Los Lagos Region Región de los Lagos8.767,714Puerto Montt Puerto Montt245,902
Los Rios Region Región de los Ríos9.364,183Valdivia Valdivia133,419
Maule Region Región del Maule10.955,048Talca Talca197,479
Nuble Región de Ñuble11.480,609Chillan Chillán150,396
O'Higgins Region Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins12.851,406Rancagua Rancagua212,695
Region of Magallanes Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena13.155,332Punta Arenas Punta Arenas117,430
Santiago Metropolitan Región Metropolitana14.6,685,685Santiago Santiago4,837,295
Tarapaca Región de Tarapacá15.238,950Iquique Iquique191,468
Valparaiso Región de Valparaíso16.1,790,219Valparaiso Valparaíso282,448