Atacama Region

administrative division of Chile
AdministrativeArea region_of_chile Q2120
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Atacama Region

Summary

Atacama Region is a region of Chile[1]. It draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_chile category, ranking #8 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Atacama Region is located in Chile[3].
  • Atacama Region is in the country of Chile[4].
  • Atacama Region's head of government is recorded as Miguel Vargas Correa[5].
  • Atacama Region's instance of is recorded as region of Chile[6].
  • Atacama Region's capital is recorded as Copiapó[7].
  • Atacama Region's shares border with is recorded as Antofagasta Region[8].
  • Atacama Region's shares border with is recorded as Coquimbo Region[9].
  • Atacama Region's shares border with is recorded as Catamarca Province[10].
  • Atacama Region's shares border with is recorded as La Rioja Province[11].
  • Atacama Region's shares border with is recorded as San Juan Province[12].
  • Atacama Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chañaral Province[13].
  • Atacama Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Copiapó Province[14].
  • Atacama Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Huasco Province[15].
  • Atacama Region's legislative body is recorded as Regional Council of Atacama[16].
  • Atacama Region is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone[17].
  • Atacama Region's Commons category is recorded as Atacama Region[18].
  • Atacama Region's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[19].
  • Atacama Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -27.366666666667, 'lon': -70.332222222222}[20].
  • Atacama Region's official website is recorded as http://www.goreatacama.cl/[21].
  • Atacama Region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atacama Region[22].
  • Atacama Region's Commons gallery is recorded as Atacama Region[23].
  • Atacama Region has a population of {'amount': '+286168'}[24].
  • Atacama Region has a population of {'amount': '+254336'}[25].
  • Atacama Region has a population of {'amount': '+230873'}[26].
  • Atacama Region has a population of {'amount': '+183407'}[27].

Body

Geography

Atacama Region is in the country of Chile[4]. It is located in Chile[3]. It is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone[17].

Physical Characteristics

Atacama Region covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+75176.2'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1800'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+286168'}[24], {'amount': '+254336'}[25], {'amount': '+230873'}[26], {'amount': '+183407'}[27], and {'amount': '+299180'}[30].

Designation and Status

Atacama Region's instance of is recorded as region of Chile[6].

Why It Matters

Atacama Region draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_chile category, ranking #8 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . censo2017.cl. Retrieved . censo2017.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . inetarapaca.cl. Retrieved . inetarapaca.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . inetarapaca.cl. Retrieved . inetarapaca.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . inetarapaca.cl. Retrieved . inetarapaca.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . ine.gob.cl. Retrieved . ine.gob.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+75176.2'}
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1800'}
    Topic's main category Category:Atacama Region
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