City profile · Chile · South America
Caldera
Atacama · Chile
City population
16,150
#133
in Chile
#3
in Atacama
#29,777
worldwide
-27.068, -70.819 · 711 km from Santiago
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Atacama
Rank in region
#3of 3
Coordinates
-27.068, -70.819
Record updated
5 November 2025
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.