Caldera, Chile
Caldera | |
|---|---|
Port of Caldera | |
| Coordinates (city): 27°04′S 70°50′W / 27.067°S 70.833°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Atacama |
| Province | Copiapó Province |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Brunilda González (PPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,666.6 km2 (1,801.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 16,150 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,540 |
| • Rural | 194 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 7,237 |
| • Women | 6,497 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Area code | +56 52 |
| Website | Municipality of Caldera (in Spanish) |
Caldera is a port city and commune in the Copiapó Province of the Atacama Region in northern Chile. It has a harbor protected by breakwaters, being the port city for the productive mining district centering on Copiapó to which it is connected by the first railroad constructed in Chile.