Indigenous peoples in Chile form about 4.6% of the total population (692,000 self-identified persons of indigenous origins were registered in 2002).
The Mapuches, from the south, accounted for approximately 85% of this number. There were also small populations of Aymara, Quechua, Atacameño, Kolla, Diaguita, Yaghan, Rapa Nui, and Kawaskhar in other parts of the country, as well as many other extinct peoples such as Cacahue, Chango, Picunche, Chono, Tehuelche, Cunco and Selknam.
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