Punitaqui
Punitaqui | |
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Coat of arms Punitaqui Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 30°54′S 71°16′W / 30.900°S 71.267°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Coquimbo |
| Province | Limarí |
| Founded | 1785 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Carlos Araya Bugueño |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,339.3 km2 (517.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 10,418 |
| • Density | 7.7787/km2 (20.147/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,615 |
| • Rural | 5,924 |
| Demonym | Punitaquino |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 4,791 |
| • Women | 4,748 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Postal code | 04304 |
| Area code | +(56) 5 |
| Website | Municipality of Punitaqui |
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.