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City profile · Chile · South America

Copiapó

Atacama · Chile
City population
129,280
#30
in Chile
#1
in Atacama
#4,421
worldwide
SantiagoCopiapó
-27.367, -70.332 · 678 km from Santiago
City population
129,280
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Chile
#30
of 139 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,421
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Chile
0.7%
of the national population

About Copiapó

Copiapó is a city in Atacama, Chile with a population of 129,280. It is the 30th largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 4,421st largest worldwide. It lies 678 km from Santiago.

Position in Chile
#30of 139
LargestSmallest
Position in Atacama
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Atacama
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
to Santiago
Elevation
381 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Santiago
Coordinates
-27.367, -70.332
Record updated
2026-04-13
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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