Chijo
Chijo is a Chilean town. It is a few kilometers east of Cariquima, in the Tarapacá Region, Chile. It is located in the Commune of Colchane. It is a small town of houses with a wild thatched roof and a small church dating from the 18th century.- Type: Hamlet with 38 residents
- Description: town of Chile
- Also known as: “Chigo” and “Chijo, Chile”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cariquima.
Cariquima
Hamlet
Cariquima is a highland town in Chile. The town is a few kilometers south of Colchane, in the Tarapacá Region of Chile. It can be found on the slopes of Nevado Cariquima or Mama Huanapa. Cariquima is situated 7 km southwest of Chijo.
Chijo
- Categories: human settlement, administrative territorial entity, and locality
- Location: Colchane, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-19.44362° or 19° 26′ 37″ south
Longitude
-68.58033° or 68° 34′ 49″ west
Population
38
Elevation
3,899 metres (12,792 feet)
Open location code
57GHHC49+HV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Chijo” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Chijo”
- Dutch: “Chijo”
- Irish: “Chijo”
- Spanish: “Chijo”
- Urdu: “چیخو، چلی”
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