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Copiapó
Atacama · Chile
City population
129,280
#30
in Chile
#1
in Atacama
#4,421
worldwide
-27.367, -70.332 · 678 km from Santiago
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Atacama
Rank in region
#1of 3
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 ChileClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.