Santiago (also known as Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile and the largest city in the country. It has a population of around 7 million people, about 40 percent of the population of Chile.[3] In Chile, people call the city Gran Santiago (Greater Santiago) or Santiago.
Santiago | |
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  Santiago Location in Chile  Santiago Santiago (South America) | |
| Nickname: "The City of the Island Hills" | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′15″S 70°39′00″W / 33.43750°S 70.65000°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Province | Santiago Province |
| Foundation | 12 February 1541 |
| Founded by | Pedro de Valdivia |
| Named for | Saint James |
| Area | |
| • Capital city | 641 km2 (247.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Capital city | 6,269,384 |
| • Density | 9,821/km2 (25,436/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 6,903,479 |
| Demonym | Santiaguinos (-as) |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $192.3 billion[1] |
| • Per capita | $27,900 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (CLST) |
| Postal code | 8320000 |
| Area code | +56 2 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.886[2] – very high |
| Website | www |
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With its geographical conditions, because it is located in a valley surrounded by the Andes mountains, Santiago has a large amount of air pollution.
Gallery
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La Moneda in Santiago -
Santiago Stock Exchange -
Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago (Cathedral) -
Vitacura at night -
Entel Tower with the Andes behind -
Municipal Theatre of Santiago -
Bernardo O'Higgins Boulevard -
Santiago -
Paseo Ahumada -
Santiago at night -
La Torre Telefónica -
Cerro el Plomo Street -
Downtown Santiago -
A Marcopolo Gran Viale operated by TransSantiago -
National Museum of Fine Arts
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References
change- ↑ "TelluBase—Chile Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ↑ Sub-national HDI. "Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ "SÍNTESIS DE RESULTADOS CENSO 2017" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics of Chile. June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
Other websites
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Media related to Santiago de Chile at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality homepage
- Santiago Tourist Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine - An Independent Travel Guide
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