科皮亚波是智利阿塔卡马大区的首府，位于圣地亚哥以北800公里，座标27°21′59″S 70°19′59″W / 27.36639°S 70.33306°W / -27.36639; -70.33306，在1744年12月8日建城，2002人口129,091。科皮亚波附近是阿他加马沙漠，每年降雨量只有12毫米，盛产银矿和铜矿。科皮亚波在卡尔德拉以东40公里，1850年落成来往两地的铁路是南美洲第二条铁路。1864年有人声称在此发现UFO。

Copiapó (Spanish pronunciation: [kopjaˈpo]) is a city in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal town of Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capital of Copiapó Province and Atacama Region.

Copiapó lies about 800 km north of Santiago by the Copiapó River, in the valley of the same name. In recent years, the river has dried up. The town is surrounded by the Atacama Desert and receives 12 mm (½ in) of rain per year. The population of Copiapó was 9,128 in 1903, 11,617 in 1907 and, as of 2012, there are 158,438 inhabitants.