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Major cities of Chile:
Santiago
Santiago is the capital of Chile. It is located in the country’s central valley, at an elevation of 520 m (1,706.04 ft) above mean sea level. With a population of about 5 million people Santiago is the largest and most important city in Chile. Santiago has a modern subway system that make getting around this big city a lot easier. Santiago is situated mainly on a plain known as the Santiago basin lies in the centre of the Santiago Basin, a large bowl-shaped valley consisting of a broad and fertile plain surrounded by mountains.On Saturday, February 27, 2010 an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the south of Chile, causing massive destruction in many places, however because of good quality buildings not much damage was recorded in Santiago
Coquimbo
Coquimbo is a port city and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbolies in a valley 10 km south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The average temperature in the city lies around 14°C, and precipitation is sparse. The city itself, a gritty industrial and shipping center, is growing quickly, registering a 32.8% growth rate from 1992 to 2002. The population, according to the 2002 Chilean census, was 154,316, with 8,720 people living in the countryside surrounding the city for a total of 163,036 inhabitants of the comuna.
Concepción
concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants (2002 census) Individually, it is the 11th largest commune in the country, with a population of 212,003. Historically characterized by a strong manufacturing industry, Concepión has also been a major center for distribution and services and the financial basis of the regional economy.
Valparaíso (literally in Spanish: Valle Paraíso (Paradise Valley) and also called “Valpo” locally) is a city in central Chile and one of the country’s most important seaports and an increasingly vital cultural center in the hemisphere’s Pacific Southwest. The city is the capital of the Region ofValparaíso. Although Santiago is Chile‘s official capital, Valparaíso houses the National Congress. The port of Valparaíso is also an important hub for shipping of container freight, and exports of many products, including wine, copper, and fresh fruit.
Major industries include tourism, culture, and transport.
Valdivia
Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Valdivia.. Since October 2007, Valdivia has been the capital of the newly created Los Ríos Region and is also the capital of Valdivia Province. The main economic activities include tourism, wood pulp manufacturing, forestry, metallurgy, and beer production. The geography of the Valdivia area is that of hills, wetlands and alluvial terraces. Several rivers, such as Cau-Cau, Calle-Calle and Cruces joins near the city forming the larger Valdivia River.
Temuco
Temuco is the capital of the Araucanía Region, Chile. Temuco is located in the center-south of Chile, equidistant between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes. Greater Temuco has a population of 260,878 (2002 census), which makes it the second largest city south of Santiago (behindConcepción), and the sixth largest in the country. One of the distinctive features of Temuco is the strong presence of the Mapuche culture, who make up (13.05%) of the population in the Temuco commune, and numerous German immigrant colonies (29,82%). Temuco proper has a population of 227,086.
Antofagasta
Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about 700 miles (1,130 km) north of Santiago. It is the capital of both Antofagasta Province andAntofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has an urban population of 281,155 and a municipal population of 296,905.The city is bordered on the east by steep hills that are part of Chile‘s Cordillera de la Costa, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Antofagasta‘seconomic development has been based on extraction of raw materials. Primary extraction has shifted from guano to potassium nitrate (saltpeter) to copper. Antofagasta was formerly known as the main copper port of Chile, however, in recent years Mejillones have taken the leadership in copper transportation mainly due major infrastructure investment in that area (including a new port called “Megapuerto de Mejillones“). The city’s economic mainstay is based on providing housing and services to the mining operations surrounding the city.
Antofagasta‘s industrial complex is north of the city. The city has a small agricultural zone in Quebrada La Chimba.
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