Santiago, Chile
capital city of Chile
Santiago, Chile (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 35.9 percent of the population of Chile. In Chile, people call the city Gran Santiago (Big Santiago) or Santiago. It has 26 comunas (municipalities).
Santiago de Chile | |
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 Santiago de Chile | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Santiago commune in Greater Santiago | |
  Santiago de Chile | |
| Coordinates: 33°27′0″S 70°40′0″W / 33.45000°S 70.66667°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Metropolitan Region |
| Province | Santiago Province |
| Foundation | February 12, 1541 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Irací Hassler Jacob (PC) |
| Area | |
| • City | 58 km2 (22.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 641.4 km2 (247.6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 15,403.2 km2 (5,947.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,706 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • City | 200,792 |
| • Density | 8,964/km2 (23,216/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,676,745 |
| • Metro | 7.2 Million |
| Demonym | Santiaguinos (-as) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Website | municipalidaddesantiago.cl |
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 -
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 -
Articulated bus -
National Museum of Fine Arts
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Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santiago de Chile.
- Municipality homepage
- Santiago Tourist Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine - An Independent Travel Guide
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