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City profile · Chile · South America

Caldera

Atacama · Chile
City population
16,150
#133
in Chile
#3
in Atacama
#29,777
worldwide
SantiagoCaldera
-27.068, -70.819 · 711 km from Santiago
City population
16,150
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Chile
#133
of 139 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#29,777
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Chile
0.1%
of the national population

About Caldera

Caldera is a city in Atacama, Chile with a population of 16,150. It is the 133rd largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 29,777th largest worldwide. It lies 711 km from Santiago.

Position in Chile
#133of 139
LargestSmallest
Position in Atacama
#3of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Atacama
Rank in region
#3of 3
Distance to capital
to Santiago
Elevation
23 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Santiago
Coordinates
-27.068, -70.819
Record updated
2025-11-05
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 Chile

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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