Atacama

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This article is about the Atacama Region; for the desert, see Atacama Desert.
III Región de Atacama
See other Chilean regions
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.

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