Highest Major Cities in Chile

Cities in Chile with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇨🇱 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Calama166,334 people · Antofagasta

2,275 m

Pozo Almonte16,878 people · Tarapacá

1,035 m

San Esteban17,090 people · Valparaiso

841 m

Los Andes63,009 people · Valparaiso

833 m

Putaendo15,361 people · Valparaiso

820 m

Peñalolén241,599 people · Santiago Metropolitan

710 m

Puente Alto568,106 people · Santiago Metropolitan

700 m

San Felipe59,294 people · Valparaiso

654 m

La Pintana201,178 people · Santiago Metropolitan

630 m

Vicuña27,771 people · Coquimbo Region

616 m

Ñuñoa255,823 people · Santiago Metropolitan

615 m

Colina146,207 people · Santiago Metropolitan

599 m

San Bernardo249,858 people · Santiago Metropolitan

571 m

Machalí42,572 people · O'Higgins Region

568 m

Chicureo16,520 people · Santiago Metropolitan

563 m

Santiago4,837,295 people · Santiago Metropolitan

556 m

Alto Hospicio142,086 people · Tarapacá

544 m

Rancagua212,695 people · O'Higgins Region

520 m

Lo Prado104,316 people · Santiago Metropolitan

509 m

Renca147,151 people · Santiago Metropolitan

508 m

Lampa102,234 people · Santiago Metropolitan

498 m

Quilicura210,410 people · Santiago Metropolitan

497 m

Buin63,419 people · Santiago Metropolitan

483 m

Graneros23,301 people · O'Higgins Region

483 m

Maipú503,635 people · Santiago Metropolitan

478 m

Batuco16,784 people · Santiago Metropolitan

464 m

Padre Hurtado63,250 people · Santiago Metropolitan

452 m

Paine72,759 people · Santiago Metropolitan

407 m

Llaillay22,659 people · Valparaiso

395 m

Peñaflor85,671 people · Santiago Metropolitan

395 m

Vallenar44,895 people · Atacama

388 m

Copiapó129,280 people · Atacama

381 m

Cunco15,628 people · Araucania

369 m

Victoria32,448 people · Araucania

355 m

Talagante57,323 people · Santiago Metropolitan

344 m

Villa Mercedes131,936 people · Biobio

342 m

Placilla39,344 people · Valparaiso

335 m

Rengo38,100 people · O'Higgins Region

326 m

Illapel22,816 people · Coquimbo Region

312 m

Chimbarongo33,446 people · O'Higgins Region

309 m

El Monte26,459 people · Santiago Metropolitan

300 m

Coyhaique45,787 people · Aysén

299 m

Vilcún22,499 people · Araucania

295 m

Antofagasta401,096 people · Antofagasta

276 m

Casablanca24,537 people · Valparaiso

268 m

Colbún17,619 people · Maule Region

260 m

Coihueco25,159 people · Ñuble

257 m

Collipulli23,321 people · Araucania

257 m

Molina40,329 people · Maule Region

253 m

Pucón26,953 people · Araucania

236 m

Highlights

Within Chile, Calama ranks first in 2026 with 2,275 m, followed by Pozo Almonte (1,035 m) and San Esteban (841 m).

Calama is 2.2 times higher than Pozo Almonte, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,275 m (Calama) to 236 m (Pucón), with a median of 471 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Chile, Calama ranks first in 2026 with 2,275 m, followed by Pozo Almonte (1,035 m) and San Esteban (841 m).

Calama is 2.2 times higher than Pozo Almonte, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,275 m (Calama) to 236 m (Pucón), with a median of 471 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.