City profile · Chile · South America
Punta Arenas
Region of Magallanes · Chile
City population
117,430
#33
in Chile
#1
in Region of Magallanes
#4,892
worldwide
-53.163, -70.909 · 2,191 km from Santiago
About Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas is a city in Region of Magallanes, Chile with a population of 117,430. It is the 33rd largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 4,892nd largest worldwide. It lies 2,191 km from Santiago.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Region of Magallanes
Rank in region
#1of 2
Time zone
America/Punta_Arenas
Coordinates
-53.163, -70.909
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.
Nearby Cities
All 139 in ChileClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.