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Punta de Choros

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Total population

344

Air quality index

46Good
Elevation13 m
Coordinates-29.25°, -71.46°

Demographic figures from INE Chile. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Within Coquimbo, Chile, Punta de Choros stands as a small village. The settlement sits at -29.247°, -71.462°, a subtropical location in the southern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 344. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,763 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-29.2471
Longitude
-71.4616
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
46
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
12
Ozone (µg/m³)
53
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
12,580
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Peruvian anchoveta
    Engraulis ringens Jenyns, 1842 · Animalia
    2,382
  • Kelp Gull
    Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    500
  • yellow squat lobster
    Grimothea johni (Porter, 1903) · Malacostraca
    422
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    381
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    323
  • Peruvian Booby
    Sula variegata (Tschudi, 1843) · Aves
    290
  • American Oystercatcher
    Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    276
  • Neotropic Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    272

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1,214
Largest magnitude
6.9
Largest event
2015-11-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Coquimbo

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Geography & sun

Elevation
43 ft (13 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,763

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Rufous-chested Dotterel
Rufous-chested Dotterel
Zonibyx modestus
Seen 2026-05-23
Great Grebe
Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Seen 2026-05-23
Black-browed Albatross
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Seen 2026-05-23
Southern Fulmar
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
Seen 2026-05-23
Blue-footed Booby
Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii
Seen 2026-05-23
Humboldt Penguin
Humboldt Penguin
Spheniscus humboldti
Seen 2026-05-23
Liolaemus silvai
Liolaemus silvai
Liolaemus silvai
Seen 2026-05-07
Chilla
Chilla
Lycalopex grisea
Seen 2026-05-06
Sei Whale
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
Seen 2026-04-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org