Atacama Region

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III Región de Atacama

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Capital	Copiapó
Provinces	Chañaral Copiapó Huasco
Intendant	Viviana Ireland Cortes
Area   - Total	Ranked 4th 75,176.2 km²
Population   - 2002 Census   - Density	Ranked 11th 254,336 3.4/km²
ISO 3166-2	CL-AT

The III Atacama Region (Spanish: III Región de Atacama) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Copiapó. It comprises three provinces, Chañaral, Copiapó and Huasco. It is border to the north by Antofagasta and to the south by Coquimbo. It is some 800 km north of the capital Santiago.

[edit] External links

• Gobierno Regional de Atacama Official website (in Spanish)
• Portal Web About Atacama of Chile

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