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Political, physical and population maps of Chile with its 16 first-level divisions, the capital Santiago and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Chile

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 16 units

Chile is divided into 16 first-level administrative divisions:

Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del CampoAntofagastaArica y ParinacotaAtacamaBío-BíoCoquimboLa AraucaníaLibertador General Bernardo O'HigginsLos LagosLos RíosMagallanes y Antártica ChilenaMauleÑubleRegión Metropolitana de SantiagoTarapacáValparaíso

Largest cities in Chile

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1SantiagoCapital5,720,000
2Concepción889,725
3Valparaíso854,000
4Viña del Mar503,534
5Antofagasta309,832
6Talcahuano288,074
7Temuco265,901
8San Bernardo246,762
9Rancagua233,268
10Iquique227,499

Santiago is the largest urban area in Chile with about 5,720,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Chile: ≈ 6,862 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Gallegos
  • Rio Rapel
  • Bío-Bío
  • Copiapó

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lago Buenos Aires
  • Lago Llanquihue
  • Lago Ranco
  • Lake
  • Lago San Martín
  • Lago Rupanco

Ethnic groups in Chile

CIA World Factbook · 2012
White and non-Indigenous
88.9%Mapuche
9.1%Aymara
0.7%other Indigenous groups
1%unspecified
0.3%

White and non-Indigenous 88.9%, Mapuche 9.1%, Aymara 0.7%, other Indigenous groups 1% (includes Rapa Nui, Likan Antai, Quechua, Colla, Diaguita, Kawesqar, Yagan or Yamana), unspecified 0.3% (2012 est.)

Regionally, White and non-Indigenous is the most common ethnic group across most of the 16 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2012 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Chile

CIA World Factbook
Catholic
57%none
25.7%Evangelical or Protestant
16.2%other Christians and traditions related to Christ
1.3%less than
1%

Catholic 57%, none 25.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.2%, other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1.3%; less than 1%: Buddhist, Catholic Orthodox, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Islam, Judaism, other religions, no religion (2024)

Regionally, Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 16 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Chile

CIA World Factbook · 2012
Spanish
99.5%English
10.2%Indigenous
1%other
2.3%unspecified
0.2%

Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, Indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2%  (2012 est.)

Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 16 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2012 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.