About Chillán
Chillán is a city in Nuble, Chile with a population of 150,396. It is the 22nd largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 3,769th largest worldwide. It lies 374 km from Santiago.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Coordinates
-36.607, -72.103
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.