title: List of National Monuments of Chile by region
text: # 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 | Earliest declared | Latest declared |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 | 25 January 1929 | 4 November 2011 |
  | Metropolitana de Santiago | 404 | 6 July 1951 | 19 March 2012 |
  | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 67 | 11 November 1954 | 27 January 2009 |
  | Maule | 54 | 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 |
  