City profile · Chile · South America
La Serena
City population
154,521
#20
in Chile
#2
in Coquimbo Region
#3,682
worldwide
-29.906, -71.250 · 399 km from Santiago
About La Serena
La Serena is a city in Coquimbo Region, Chile with a population of 154,521. It is the 20th largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 3,682nd largest worldwide. It lies 399 km from Santiago.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 6
Elevation
30 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Santiago
Coordinates
-29.906, -71.250
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
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