British Chileans
British Chileans are Chilean residents with fully or partial antecedents from the United Kingdom. The British have been very important in the formation of the Chilean nation. They include Chileans of English, Scottish, Ulster Scots, (Northern) Irish and Welsh ancestry. The numbers of Scottish and Welsh are higher in Patagonia, in Aysén and Magallanes regions. The highest percentage of British Chileans is found in Punta Arenas, followed by Santiago, Valparaíso, Concepcion, Viña del Mar and Antofagasta.
| Total population | |
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| At least 420,000-700,000* (About 4% of Chilean population) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Antofagasta, Valparaíso, Concepcion, Viña del Mar, Santiago, Punta Arenas | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish. Minority speaks English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and/or Lowland Scots as a first language. | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Protestantism (Anglicanism, Methodism, Presbyterianism et al.) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| British people, English people, Scottish people, Irish people, Ulster-Scots people, Welsh people |
| Part of a series of articles on |
| British Latin Americans |
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