List of National Monuments of Chile by region

The National Monuments of Chile (Spanish: Monumentos Nacionales de Chile) are structures, items and places which are recognized by the National Monuments Council (Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales) for representing the country's cultural heritage. They are all protected by law.

As of June 2012, 1,269 structures, items and places have been recognized as National Monuments of Chile.

Tabular listing

Region Number of
monuments[1]		 Earliest
declared[2]		 Latest
declared[2]		 Example
Arica y Parinacota 28 13 July 1967 6 April 2009
Tarapacá 73 6 July 1951 27 January 2009
Antofagasta 81 6 July 1951 13 March 2009
Atacama 35 27 May 1952 28 August 2008
Coquimbo 52 28 November 1961 23 March 2011
Valparaíso 161[note 1] 25 January 1929 4 November 2011
Metropolitana
de Santiago		 404[note 1] 6 July 1951 19 March 2012
Libertador General
Bernardo O'Higgins		 67[note 2] 11 November 1954 27 January 2009
Maule 54[note 2] 26 July 1971 5 February 2010
Bío Bío 59 24 March 1926 23 April 2012
La Araucanía 96 4 August 1986 3 August 2011
Los Ríos 33 23 March 1926 25 November 2010
Los Lagos 64 24 March 1926 17 December 2010
Aysén del General
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo		 17 22 June 1994 6 August 2011
Magallanes y la
Antártica Chilena		 45 2 January 1968 1 June 2011
Total 1,269 23 March 1926 23 April 2012

Notes

  1. 1 2 Includes the Colección Pictórica de la Presidencia de la República (Picture Collection of the Chilean Presidency), shared between the Valparaíso and Metropolitana de Santiago regions.
  2. 1 2 Includes Predio Alto Huemul, shared between the O'Higgins and Maule regions.

References

  1. ↑ "Estadística MN (Junio 2012)" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Monuments Council. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Nómina de Monumentos Nacionales (total nacional)" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Monuments Council. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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