What is "antofagasta"

Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2012 census, the city has a population of 345,420.

Formerly part of Bolivia, Antofagasta was captured by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879–83), and the transfer of sovereignty was finalized in the 1904 Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the two countries.

The city of Antofagasta is closely linked to mining activity, being a major mining area of the country. The last decade has been a steady growth in the areas of construction, retail, hotel accommodations, population growth, and remarkable skyline development.

Antofagasta has the highest GDP per capita of Chile, 37,000 USD and the 3rd place for Human Development Index just after Metropolitana de Santiago Region and Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region.

Antofagasta is a word of Quechua or Aymara origin meaning "town of the great saltpeter bed." It may refer to:

In Chile:

• Antofagasta, port city and commune in the north of the country
• Antofagasta Region, the country's second administrative region
• Antofagasta Province, province in the north of the country
• Antofagasta PLC, a copper-mining company named after the region
• Club de Deportes Antofagasta, a soccer club based in Antofagasta
• Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia, a non-government railway operating in the northern provinces of the country
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antofagasta, an archdiocese located in the city of Antofagasta
• 2007 Antofagasta earthquake, an earthquake registered on November 14, 2007
• Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, a multi-use stadium in Antofagasta
• University of Antofagasta, higher-learning institution in Antofagasta
• La Negra Antofagasta, a small industrial complex 22 km. east of Antofagasta
• Club Hípico de Antofagasta, a thoroughbred race track in Antofagasta

In Argentina:

• Antofagasta de la Sierra, a volcanic field
• Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca, a village in the Catamarca Province
• Antofagasta de la Sierra Department, the northernmost department of Catamarca Province

In Peru:

• BAP Antofagasta (SS-32), one of two Type 209/1200 submarines ordered by the Peruvian Navy on August 12, 1976