City profile · Chile · South America
Arica
Arica y Parinacota Region · Chile
City population
241,653
#9
in Chile
#2,380
worldwide
-18.476, -70.301 · 1,666 km from Santiago
About Arica
Arica is a city in Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile with a population of 241,653. It is the 9th largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 2,380th largest worldwide. It lies 1,666 km from Santiago.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Arica y Parinacota Region
Coordinates
-18.476, -70.301
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 139 in ChileClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.