A city is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an "urban entity"[note 1] with more than 5,000 inhabitants. This list is based on a June 2005 report by the INE based on the 2002 census which registered 239 cities across the country.[1]
Complete list of cities by region
Largest urban agglomerations
This list includes conurbations, "absorptions" and cities with over 100,000 inhabitants, according to the 2017 census.
^An "urban entity" is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute as a concentrated group of dwellings with over 2,000 inhabitants, or between 1,001 and 2,000 inhabitants if 50% or more of its population is economically active, dedicated to secondary and/or tertiary activities. Exceptionally, populated centers dedicated to tourism and recreation with over 250 concentrated dwellings and that do not meet the population requirement are considered urban.
^Urban entity with less than 5,001 inhabitants, which is not part of a conurbation, yet still considered a city, possibly to account for census omission.
^ a b c d eEntity with 5,000 or less inhabitants that is part of a larger city from a neighboring commune.
References
^Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos 2005, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas – June 2005.
^"Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos". Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
Further reading
Thomas A. Rumney (2013). "Chile: Urban Geography". Geography of South America: a Scholarly Guide and Bibliography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8635-3.
External links
National Statistics Institute (INE)
Chile: Map of Largest Cities at the Wayback Machine (archived 2004-04-17)
