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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

'Atacama' (officially 'III Región de Atacama') is Chile's third administrative region from north to south. Comprised of three provinces, Chañral, Copiapó and Huasco, its capital is Copiapó. It is border to the north by Antofagasta and to the south by Coquimbo. The Atacama Region is some 800 km north of the capital Santiago.

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★ Gobierno Regional de Atacama Official website (in Spanish)

★ Portal Web About Atacama of Chile