Santiago, Chile
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| Santiago de Chile | |
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| Coordinates: 33°27′0″S 70°40′0″W / 33.45°S 70.666667°WCoordinates: 33°27′0″S 70°40′0″W / 33.45°S 70.666667°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Metropolitan Region |
| Province | Santiago Province |
| Foundation | February 12, 1541 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pablo Zalaquett Said (UDI) |
| 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 | CLT (UTC−4) |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) |
| Website | municipalidaddesantiago.cl |
Santiago, Chile (Santiago of Chile or Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile and the largest city in the country. It has the 35.9% (about 7 million people) of the total population. In Chile, people call the city Gran Santiago (Big Santiago) or Santiago only. It has 26 comunas (municipalities). With its geographical conditions, Santiago has air pollution.
Gallery [change]
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La Moneda in Santiago
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Santiago Stock Exchange
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Cathedral
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Vitacura at night
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Entel Tower with the Andes behind
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Municipal Theatre of Santiago
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Bernardo O'Higgins Boulevard
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Santiago
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Paseo Ahumada
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Santiago at night
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La Torre Telefónica
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Cerro el Plomo Street
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Downtown Santiago
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Articulated bus
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National Museum of Fine Arts
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Other Websites [change]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Santiago de Chile |
- Municipality homepage
- Santiago Tourist - An Independent Travel Guide
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