Coquimbo

Coquimbo
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Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Coquimbo
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 29°57′11″S 71°20′36″W / 29.95306°S 71.34333°W / -29.95306; -71.34333
Country Chile
Region Coquimbo
ProvinceElqui
Founded1867
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeAli Manouchehri
Area
 • Total1,429.3 km2 (551.9 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2012 census)[2]
 • Total200,117
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
 • Urban
154,316
 • Rural
8,720
DemonymCoquimban
Sex
 • Men79,428
 • Women83,608
Time zoneUTC−3 (CLT)
Postal code
1780000
Area code56 + 51
Websitemunicoquimbo.cl
Cruz del Tercer Milenio in Coquimbo.

Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley 10 km (6 mi) south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The commune spans an area around the harbor of 1,429.3 km2 (552 sq mi).[2] The average temperature in the city lies around 14 °C (57 °F), and precipitation is low.

  1. ^ "Municipality of Coquimbo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2010.