About Talcahuano
Talcahuano is a city in Biobio, Chile with a population of 150,499. It is the 21st largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 3,768th largest worldwide. It lies 427 km from Santiago.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 20
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Santiago
Coordinates
-36.725, -73.117
Record updated
2025-11-04
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.