Punta Arenas
Chilean city beside the Strait of Magellan
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Summary
Punta Arenas is a city in Chile[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city in chile entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,159 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Punta Arenas[3]
- Country: Chile[4]
- Head of government: Claudio Andrés Radonich Jiménez[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Official language: Spanish[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Bellingham[8], Split[9], Río Gallegos[10], Río Grande[11], Ushuaia[12]
- Postal code: 6200000[13]
- Commons category: Punta Arenas[14]
- Local dialing code: 61[15]
- Inception: December 18, 1848[16]
- Official website: https://www.puntaarenas.cl/[17]
- Population: 116,005[18], 123,403[19]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21]
- Capital of: Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic Region[22], Magallanes Province[23], Punta Arenas[24]
- Category for people born here: Q8746533[25]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Punta Arenas[26]
- Demonym: puntarenensi[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Punta Arenas[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 34 m[29]
- Area: 37.62 km²[30]
Why It Matters
Punta Arenas has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]