19 Facts About Antofagasta

Antofagasta was captured by Chile in February 14 1879 triggering the War of the Pacific .

City of Antofagasta is closely linked to mining activity, being a port and the chief service hub for one of Chile's major mining areas.

Since the 2010s Antofagasta is a service hub for lithium mining.

However, it is said the name Antofagasta is due to a decision by Manuel Mariano Melgarejo, who renamed the city in honor of an that he had in Antofagasta de la Sierra, in 1870.

In Chile, Antofagasta is known as, for its historical and economic importance.

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Territory of Antofagasta was included in maps of the Captaincy General of Chile in the 18th century, depending from the city of Copiapo.

Bolivia created the "Departamento del Litoral", during the government of Andres de Santa Cruz, in 1837, which was divided into two provinces: La Mar and Atacama and 1868, Antofagasta would be the capital of the province of Mejillones.

The first official map of the population and the port of Antofagasta was designed by Jose Santos Prada on 14 September 1869.

On 8 May 1872, Antofagasta was designated by the Bolivian Government as Puerto Mayor, opening trade worldwide.

The territory of Antofagasta was definitely within Chile's borders but in return Chile agreed to build a railroad that would link the cities of Arica and La Paz, Bolivia was granted free movement of commerce through Chilean territory.

In 1905, the city of Antofagasta began construction of sewers, because of existing outbreaks of bubonic plague and smallpox.

In 1937, the Municipality of Antofagasta made a national call for the composition of Antofagasta's anthem.

Urban area of Antofagasta begins abruptly, breaking the monotony of the desert and is located in the coastal plains, south of Mejillones Peninsula and north of "Cerro Coloso".

Antofagasta was declared a partial common in the border area 20 July 1999, by Supreme Decree No 1166 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Town of Antofagasta has a cold desert climate with abundant sunshine and strong maritime influence.

Coastal edge of Antofagasta is rocky and steep, so there are no natural beaches, the majority being artificial.

Antofagasta is the first city in Chile which has a municipal school operating within a military compound: "Recovery Center for Integrative Studies in Military Training", located within the Reinforced Regiment No 20 "La Concepcion".

The football club Deportes Antofagasta is part of the Chilean First Division A, and plays its home matches at Antofagasta Regional Stadium.

Antofagasta was one of the host cities of the official 1959 Basketball World Cup, where Chile won the bronze medal.