Commune · Chacabuco Province
# Lampa

Lampa is a commune of Chile in Chacabuco Province, Región Metropolitana de Santiago. It had an estimated 135,461 people in 2022 on 450 km² (about 301 per km²). 160 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 209 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 135,461 people (2022)
- 450 km²
- 209 mapped services
- 494 m typical elevation

## How many people live in Lampa?

Lampa had an estimated 135,461 people in 2022 — 39.0% of Chacabuco Province, 50th of 345 communes. There are 1,008 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Chacabuco Province figure of 1,013). Spread over 450 km², that is about 301 people per km², 64th of 345 communes.

25.0% of people are children under 15 and 6.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 32 years (it is 32 across Chacabuco Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 46 children and older people.
- 0–4 11,587
- 5–9 11,580
- 10–14 10,761
- 15–19 8,782
- 20–24 8,767
- 25–29 11,219
- 30–34 14,309
- 35–39 13,124
- 40–44 10,839
- 45–49 8,768
- 50–54 6,692
- 55–59 5,677
- 60–64 4,646
- 65–69 3,436
- 70–74 2,256
- 75–79 1,410
- 80+ 1,608

Source: UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Lampa?

Lampa lies in Chacabuco Province, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile. It borders 6 other communes: Colina, Curacaví, Pudahuel, Quilicura, Quilpué and Tiltil. By area it is the 215th largest of 345 communes in Chile. It covers 21.7% of Chacabuco Province. The centre of Lampa is about 28 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 19 km from Colina, the main town of Chacabuco Province. The centre point is at 33.2778° S, 70.8575° W.

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Lampa

OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Lampa: 2 viewpoints; 1 memorial; 1 museum; 1 nature reserve; 1 zoo.
- Museo Arqueológico Valle de Chicauma · museum
- Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedal Laguna de Batuco · nature reserve
- Mirador Laguna de Batuco · viewpoint
- Piedra del Rey León · viewpoint
- Gruta de Lourdes · memorial
- Lampa Zoo · zoo

### Nearby, outside Lampa
- Humedal Urbano de Quilicura · nature reserve, Quilicura 11 km
- Museo Campesino de Liray · museum, Colina 12 km
- Granja Educativa Quilicura · zoo, Quilicura 13 km
- Mirador Litre Sta. Elena · viewpoint, Colina 13 km
- Homenaje al General Bernardo O'Higgins · memorial, Quilicura 15 km
- Un lugar para la memoria (Memorial Tres Sillas) · memorial, Renca 16 km
- Parque Natural Farellones de Santa Helena · nature reserve, Colina 16 km
- Parque Carén - Universidad de Chile · nature reserve, Pudahuel 17 km
- Mimbres Teresa San Ignacio · attraction, Quilicura 17 km
- mirador la reserva · viewpoint, Colina 17 km
- Homenaje de gratitud a Siegfried Gildemeister · memorial, Quilicura 17 km
- Memorial Cerro Renca · memorial, Cerro Navia 18 km

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Lampa
- Time zone UTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- Currency Peso (CLP)
- Country calling code +56
- Languages Spanish
- Plug types Type C, L · 220 V
- Driving side Right
- Postcode format 7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports
- Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · Santiago 14 km
- Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) · Mendoza 199 km

### Nearest railway station

Batuco (Lampa), about 5.8 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.3 hours, sunrise around 06:28) and shortest in Jun (about 10.0 hours, sunrise around 08:44, sunset around 18:42).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Lampa

Open gazetteers list 160 villages, towns and localities in Lampa. The largest with a recorded population: Lampa (102,234) and Batuco (16,784). Settlements here lie between about 464 m and 693 m above sea level (median 494 m).
- Barrio Arrayanes
- Barrio El Alba
- Barrio Las Flores
- Barrio Las Pataguas
- Barrio Nuevo Horizonte
- Barrio San Luis
- Barrio Santa Catalina
- Barrio Torcazas
- Barrio Torcazas III
- Barrio del Sol
- Batuco
- Casas San Pedro
- Casas de Itahue
- Chicauma
- Chile Nuevo
- Chorillos Poniente
- Chorrillos
- Chorrillos Norte
- Chorrillos Sur
- Club de Golf Santa Sara
- Condominio Industrial Segunda Orbital
- Coquimbo
- Doña Rosario
- El Algarrobo de Batuco
- El Cerrillo
- El Crucero
- El Lucero
- El Lucero Norte
- El Molino
- El Resplandor
- El Taco Polpaico
- El Tagueral
- El Taqueral
- El Taqueral Sur
- El Valle de Chicauma
- El Valle de Lampa
- Esfuerzo Campesino
- Esfuerzo Campesino Uno
- Estación Colina
- Hacienda El Sol
- Hacienda Lampa
- Jardines de la Estación
- Jardín del Valle
- La Alameda
- La Alborada
- La Campiña
- La Campiña Oriente
- La Cañada del Carmen
- La Javiera
- La Mina
- La Palma
- La Primavera
- La Vilana
- Laguna Norte
- Lampa
- Larapinta
- Las Brisas
- Las Calerías
- Las Casas de Santo Tomás I
- Las Casas de Santo Tomás II
- Las Casas de Santo Tomás III
- Las Casas de Santo Tomás IV
- Las Casas de Santo Tomás V
- Las Casas de Santo Tomás VI
- Las Casas en Valle Grande
- Las Frambuesas
- Las Golondrinas
- Las Higueras
- Las Mercedes
- Las Tinajas de Lo Fontecilla
- Lo Castro
- Lo Fontecilla
- Lo Pinto
- Lo Solar
- Lo Vargas
- Los Aromos
- Los Comendadores
- Los Cortijos
- Los Cántaros
- Los Espinos
- Los Guerreros
- Manuel Plaza I
- Mirador Santa Carolina
- Mirador del Valle
- Miraflores
- Miraflores Tres
- Nuevo Porvenir
- Nuevo Porvenir Norte
- Nuevo Porvenir Sur
- Panamericana Norte
- Parcelación Santa Rosa de Lampa
- Parque Empresarial Valle Grande
- Parque Industrial Norte Bueno
- Parque Industrial Puerta Norte
- Peralillo
- Población Cervero
- Población Ignacio Serrano
- Población Isabel Riquelme
- Población Isabel Riquelme 2
- Población Manuel Rodríguez
- Población P. Pinochet
- Población Pedro Aguirre Cerda
- Portal del Valle
- Puente Nuevo
- Puesta del Sol
- Quilquén
- Santa Amalia
- Santa Carolina
- Santa Carolina Norte
- Santa Carolina Poniente
- Santa Florencia
- Santa María
- Santa María I
- Santa María II
- Santa María III
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Sara
- Santa Sara Sur
- Santa Sara del Norte
- Santa Teresita de Lisieux
- Santo Tomás
- Sol de Septiembre
- Toma San Andrés
- Tunquelén
- Valle Ecueste
- Valle Grande
- Valle Hermoso
- Valle Lo Fontecilla
- Valle Norte
- Valle Norte 2
- Valle Norte 3
- Valle Norte 4
- Valle Norte 5
- Valle Norte 6
- Valle Norte 7
- Valle Nuevo
- Valle Verde
- Valle de Luna
- Villa Aires Nuevos
- Villa Aires Nuevos III
- Villa Alto de Lampa
- Villa Cambio 2000
- Villa Don Nicolás
- Villa El Pellín
- Villa Esperanza
- Villa Girasoles de Lampa
- Villa La Poesía
- Villa La Unión
- Villa Los Robles
- Villa Luis Durand
- Villa Parque Lampa
- Villa Prados del Sol
- Villa Remanso de Lampa
- Villa San José
- Villa Santa Inés
- Villa Santa Rosa
- Villa Sargento Aldea
- Villa Sueños de Lampa
- Villa Violeta Parra
- Villa Wetripantu

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Lampa

Named natural and historic features inside Lampa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

16 rivers and streams; 1 lake.
- Barrancones
- Cajón Las Catacumbas
- Cajón San Juan
- Cajón del Manzano
- Estero Lelo
- Estero de Chacabuco
- Estero de Polpaico
- Laguna de Batuco
- Quebrada Cepo
- Quebrada El Culebrón
- Quebrada La Mina
- Quebrada Los Peumos
- Quebrada del Cabral
- Quebrada del Carrizo
- Quebrada del Cepo
- Quebrada del Peral
- Quebrada del Rungue

### Hills and mountains

6 mountains; 4 hills; 2 mountain passes.
- Cerro Negro · 1,984 m
- Portezuelo del Copado · 1,752 m
- Portezuelo del Durazno · 1,700 m
- Cerro Trincaco · 1,333 m
- Cerro Caracha · 941 m
- Cerro Quitasol · 852 m
- Loma Blanca · 744 m
- Loma del Capataz · 709 m
- Puntilla de Los Brujos · 677 m
- Cerro Quilhuica · 542 m
- Cerro Liray · 506 m
- Cerrillo Lipangue · 459 m

### Getting around

2 airports; 2 railway stations.
- Batuco
- Colina
- Lampa Lipangui Airport
- Lampa Palo Alto Airport

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Lampa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chacabuco Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C). About 256 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (59 mm) and the driest Dec (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are September to May.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 21 | 8 |
| Feb | 20 | 9 |
| Mar | 18 | 9 |
| Apr | 15 | 11 |
| May | 12 | 41 |
| Jun | 8 | 59 |
| Jul | 8 | 45 |
| Aug | 9 | 36 |
| Sep | 11 | 13 |
| Oct | 14 | 10 |
| Nov | 17 | 9 |
| Dec | 19 | 7 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lampa
| Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | |
| Hospital | Consultorio Doctor José Bauzá Frau · Lampa | 1.7 km | Map |
| Bank | Banco de Chile · Lampa | 1.9 km | Map |
| ATM | Banco Santander · Quilicura | 14 km | Map |
| Petrol pump | COPEC · Lampa | 1.3 km | Map |
| Hotel | Hotel Pullman El Bosque · Lampa | 3.7 km | Map |
| Mall | Paseo Las Palmeras · Lampa | 1.9 km | Map |
| School | Colegio Siglo XXI de Lampa · Lampa | 1.5 km | Map |
| College | Colegio Miraflores · Lampa | 2.0 km | Map |
| Police station | 59 Comisaría de Lampa · Lampa | 1.7 km | Map |

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Lampa

Places mapped inside Lampa in open map data, by type.
- Hospitals 3
- Banks 5
- Petrol pumps 12
- Hotels 6
- Shopping malls 3
- Schools 74
- Colleges and universities 1
- Pharmacies 15
- Restaurants 77
- Police stations 4
- Dental clinics 9

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communes in Chacabuco Province
- Colina
- Tiltil

## Quick answers
- Where is Lampa? In Chacabuco Province, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
- What is the population of Lampa? 135,461 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Lampa? About 32 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Lampa? About 301 people per km²
- What borders Lampa? Colina, Curacaví, Pudahuel, Quilicura, Quilpué and Tiltil
- What is there to see in Lampa? Gruta de Lourdes, Lampa Zoo, Mirador Laguna de Batuco, Museo Arqueológico Valle de Chicauma
- What time zone is Lampa in? UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Lampa? Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Lampa? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Lampa? 160 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lampa? Settlements lie between 464 m and 693 m
- What is the highest point in Lampa? Cerro Negro (1,984 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Lampa? September to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lampa? Consultorio Doctor José Bauzá Frau, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lampa? Banco de Chile, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Lampa? Banco Santander, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lampa? COPEC, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Lampa? 3 mapped
- How many banks are in Lampa? 5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Lampa? 12 mapped
- What is the P-code of Lampa? CL13302 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Commune
- Area: 449.6 km²
- P-code: CL13302
- Province: Chacabuco Province

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Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/chacabuco/lampa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.