Punitaqui
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Punitaqui is a town and commune of Chile in the Limarí Province. Punitaqui hosts an eponymous mining district which includes the gold mine of Tambo de Oro. There are ores of copper, gold and mercury around Punitaqui.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Punitaqui is referenced by 54 other articles, and connects out to municipality, rural area and administrative territorial entity of Chile.
The entry is geolocated on the map in CO, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including 1785 establishments in the Spanish Empire, Communes of Chile and Populated places in Limarí Province.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Punitaqui
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and Commune
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- Comuna_de_Punitaqui.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Salala & Estero Punitaqui (48338575832).jpg
- Settlement.flag_alt
- Flag
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- Escudo Punitaqui.png
- Settlement.shield_alt
- Coat of arms
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- Chile
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- yes
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- bottom
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- Location in Chile
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- Location in Chile
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- city
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Limarí
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Official name
- Punitaqui
- Country
- Chile
- Located in
- Limarí Province
- Official language
- Spanish
- Population
- 10956
- Area
- 1339.3
- Elevation
- 450
- Official website
- www.munipunitaqui.cl
- Image
- Municipalidad de Punitaqui.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- postal code
- 04304
- native label
- Punitaqui
- Commons category
- Punitaqui
- inception
- 1785-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- 1997 earthquake
- Demographics
- Administration
- References
- External links
Punitaqui is a town and commune of Chile in the Limarí Province. Punitaqui hosts an eponymous mining district which includes the gold mine of Tambo de Oro. There are ores of copper, gold and mercury around Punitaqui.
==History== Punitaqui was once part of the Ovalle Department before the administrative restructuring of 1976.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Punitaqui” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations