Caldera, Chile

Caldera
Port of Caldera
Port of Caldera


Coat of arms
Caldera's urban hinterland.
Caldera is located in Chile
Caldera
Caldera
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 27°04′S 70°50′W / 27.067°S 70.833°W / -27.067; -70.833
Country Chile
Region Atacama
ProvinceCopiapó Province
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeBrunilda González (PPD)
Area
 • Total4,666.6 km2 (1,801.8 sq mi)
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[3]
 • Total16,150
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,540
 • Rural
194
Sex
 • Men7,237
 • Women6,497
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code+56 52
WebsiteMunicipality of Caldera (in Spanish)

Caldera is a port city and commune in the Copiapó Province of the Atacama Region in northern Chile. It has a harbor protected by breakwaters, being the port city for the productive mining district centering on Copiapó to which it is connected by the first railroad constructed in Chile.

  1. ^ "Municipality of Caldera" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2010.

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