City profile · Chile · South America
Rancagua
City population
212,695
#13
in Chile
#1
in O'Higgins Region
#2,706
worldwide
-34.169, -70.741 · 80 km from Santiago
About Rancagua
Rancagua is a city in O'Higgins Region, Chile with a population of 212,695. It is the 13th largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 2,706th largest worldwide. It lies 80 km from Santiago.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
520 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Santiago
Coordinates
-34.169, -70.741
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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