The
Santiago Metropolitan Region is one of
ChileChile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
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s. It is the country's only
landlockedA landlocked country is commonly defined as one enclosed or nearly enclosed by land. As of 2008, there are 44 landlocked countries in the world. Of the major landmasses that have more than one country, only North America does not have a landlocked country....
administrative region and contains the nation's capital,
SantiagoSantiago , is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the centre of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m AMSL...
. Most commercial and administrative centers are located in this region, including Chile's main international airport, Arturo Merino Benítez.
With a surface of 15.403,2 km², it is the smallest of all the Chilean regions but it is also the most popoulated, with 7,003,122 inhabitants estimated for 2009.
Santiago Metropolitan Region
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SantiagoSantiago , is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the centre of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m AMSL...
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Santiago
ChacabucoThe Chacabuco Province is one of the provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, . It has an area of 5.615 km² and a population of 132.798...
CordilleraCordillera is a Chilean province located to the east of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its topography includes a small area of Chile's central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Argentina...
MaipoMaipo is a province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile formed by Buin, Paine, San Bernardo and Calera de Tango.-See also:* Maipo* Puente Alto...
MelipillaMelipilla Province is one of the provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile.-Comunas:The province is composed of 5 comunas:*Curacaví*María Pinto*Melipilla*San Pedro*Alhué...
TalaganteThe Province of Talagante is one of the provinces that make up the Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile and is located southwest of the Province of Santiago. The more northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. The province has an area of 601.9 km² and its...
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Area
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Ranked 15th
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Population
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Ranked 1st
7,003,122
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The
Santiago Metropolitan Region is one of
ChileChile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
's 15 first order
administrative division| align="right" style="background:transparent;"| |align="right"| |}Administrative divisions are divisions of a political division. In other words, they are designated portions of a country. They are also called subnational entities. They are each granted a certain degree of autonomy, and...
s. It is the country's only
landlockedA landlocked country is commonly defined as one enclosed or nearly enclosed by land. As of 2008, there are 44 landlocked countries in the world. Of the major landmasses that have more than one country, only North America does not have a landlocked country....
administrative region and contains the nation's capital,
SantiagoSantiago , is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the centre of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m AMSL...
. Most commercial and administrative centers are located in this region, including Chile's main international airport, Arturo Merino Benítez.
With a surface of 15.403,2 km², it is the smallest of all the Chilean regions but it is also the most popoulated, with 7,003,122 inhabitants estimated for 2009. The region is composed by the provinces of
ChacabucoThe Chacabuco Province is one of the provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, . It has an area of 5.615 km² and a population of 132.798...
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CordilleraCordillera Province may refer to:*Cordillera Province, Bolivia*Cordillera Province, Chile...
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MaipoMaipo is a province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile formed by Buin, Paine, San Bernardo and Calera de Tango.-See also:* Maipo* Puente Alto...
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MelipillaMelipilla Province is one of the provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile.-Comunas:The province is composed of 5 comunas:*Curacaví*María Pinto*Melipilla*San Pedro*Alhué...
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SantiagoSantiago is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile. It encompasses the majority of the population of that region, including 31 of the 36 communities of Greater Santiago.-Climate and natural features:...
and
TalaganteThe Province of Talagante is one of the provinces that make up the Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile and is located southwest of the Province of Santiago. The more northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. The province has an area of 601.9 km² and its...
, with the regional capital being
SantiagoSantiago , is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the centre of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m AMSL...
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The Metropolitan Region has various special charasteristics for being the political capital of the country, amongst them is that it is the only region that doesn't have a roman number that identifies it. It is also the only
landlockedA landlocked country is commonly defined as one enclosed or nearly enclosed by land. As of 2008, there are 44 landlocked countries in the world. Of the major landmasses that have more than one country, only North America does not have a landlocked country....
region in the country.
History
The Region's history starts in 1541, a few days after
SantiagoSantiago , is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the centre of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m AMSL...
was founded. When the Santiago
CabildoCabildo can refer to:* Cabildo , a former Spanish municipal administrative unit governed by a council* Cabildo , African ethnic associations in colonial Cuba* Cabildo , an Argentine nationalist Catholic magazine...
was built, its function was to supervise the entire territory. Later, with the creation of the cities of La Serena and Concepción and the creation of their respective cabildos, its territorial reach was reduced.
On August 30, 1826, 8 provinces were created in
ChileChile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, with the Santiago Province being one of them, but it wasn't until 1980 that the Metropolitan Region was created.
Government and administration
The Metropolitan Region, is divided in 6 provinces and 52 comunas.
Government
The government of the region resides in the Intendente, who is assigned by the
PresidentThe President of Chile is both the chief of state and the head of government. Under the current constitution , the President is elected by popular vote to serve for a period of four years, with immediate re-election being prohibited. The shorter period allows for parliamentary and presidential...
. Since January 4, 2008, the Intendente is Álvaro Erazo.
This region representatives in the senate are:
Santiago Poniente: Guido Girardi (PPD) and Jovino Novoa (UDI).
Santiago Oriente:
Soledad AlvearMaría Soledad Alvear Valenzuela , is a Chilean lawyer and Christian Democrat politician, who was a cabinet member of the Aylwin, Frei and Lagos administrations. She was president of the Christian Democrat Party from 2006-2008...
(PDC) and
Pablo LongueiraJuan Pablo Longueira Montes in a Chilean right-wing politician, industrial civil engineer and Independent Democrat Union senator . He was previously a deputy . He launched his candidacy for president of Chile on March 30 2007, but canceled it on May 3 2007.-External links:* *...
(UDI).
Administration
The administration of the region stands in the Regional Government, that consists in the Intendente and the Regional Counsel.
The administration of each comuna resides on the respective municipality.
| Polítical and administrative division of the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
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| Chacabuco The Chacabuco Province is one of the provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, . It has an area of 5.615 km² and a population of 132.798...
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| Cordillera Cordillera Province may refer to:*Cordillera Province, Bolivia*Cordillera Province, Chile...
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Puente AltoPuente Alto is a city and commune of Chile. It is the capital of the Cordillera Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Located at the south of the Greater Santiago conurbation, it houses 492,603 inhabitants , making it the largest city in Chile...
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4 PirquePirque is a commune of Chile in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region; it is located in a mountain chain 2.8 kilometers from Puente Alto and 21.3 kilometers from the center of Santiago.-Stats:*Area: 445.3 km²...
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5 Puente AltoPuente Alto is a city and commune of Chile. It is the capital of the Cordillera Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Located at the south of the Greater Santiago conurbation, it houses 492,603 inhabitants , making it the largest city in Chile...
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| 6 San José de Maipo San José de Maipo is the name of a commune in Chile and the city within it, located in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, some 48 kilometers south-east of capital Santiago, bordered on the east by the Argentina, across the Andes...
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| Maipo Maipo is a province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile formed by Buin, Paine, San Bernardo and Calera de Tango.-See also:* Maipo* Puente Alto...
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7 Buin Buin may refer to:* Buin, Chile* Buin, Papua New Guinea on Bougainville Island...
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8 Calera de TangoCalera de Tango is a Chilean commune in the Maipo Province....
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| 9 Paine Paine is the surname of several famous individuals:* Charles Jackson Paine, , an American Civil War general and America's Cup yachtsman* Eleazer A. Paine, an American Civil War general* Elijah Paine, a U.S. Senator from Vermont...
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MelipillaMelipilla Province is one of the provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile.-Comunas:The province is composed of 5 comunas:*Curacaví*María Pinto*Melipilla*San Pedro*Alhué...
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Melipilla Melipilla is a Chilean town and municipality located in the province of the same name, in Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its name means in mapudungun Meli="Four" pilla="Warrior Spirits"-External links:*...
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| 14 Melipilla Melipilla is a Chilean town and municipality located in the province of the same name, in Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its name means in mapudungun Meli="Four" pilla="Warrior Spirits"-External links:*...
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| Santiago |
Santiago Santiago is the capital of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, located at the center of the province of Santiago, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded in February 12, 1541 as "Santiago de la Nueva Extremadura" by Pedro de Valdivia. It is officially the provincial, regional and national...
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| 17 Cerro Navia Cerro Navia is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most densely populated communes of Santiago, Chile.- History :...
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| 18 Conchalí Conchalí is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.-Stats:*Area: 10.7 km²*Population: 120,151 *Average annual household income: US$17,396 *Population below poverty line: 8.0%...
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| 19 El Bosque |
20 Estación CentralEstación Central is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its name comes from the Estación Central railway station located in the commune.-Stats:*Area: 14.1 km²...
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| 21 Huechuraba Huechuraba is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.Huechuraba has a mild mediterranean climate: relatively hot dry summers with temperatures reaching up to 35 degrees Celsius on the hottest days; winters are more humid, with typical maximum daily...
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| 22 Independencia |
| 23 La Cisterna |
| 24 La Granja |
| 25 La Florida |
| 26 La Pintana La Pintana is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. La Pintana is home to Antumapu, the agricultural and veterinary sciences campus of University of Chile Chile's oldest university.-Stats:*Area: 30.6 km²...
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| 27 La Reina La Reina is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was created in 1963 from an eastern portion of the Ñuñoa commune...
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| 28 Las Condes Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The area is inhabited primarily by upper-mid to high income families...
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29 Lo BarnecheaLo Barnechea is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is home to some of Chile's fanciest neighborhoods...
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| 30 Lo Espejo Lo Espejo is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is the poorest commune in the province and it has the region's largest population density.-Stats:*Area: 7.2 km²*Population: 106,819...
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| 31 Lo Prado Lo Prado is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.-Stats:*Area: 6.7 km²*Population: 98,983 *Average annual household income: US$16,950...
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| 32 Macul Macul Macul, is a commune of Chile that is located in the central-eastern part of Greater Santiago, limiting the north by the municipality of Ñuñoa, to the west with the commune of San Joaquín, east to the commune of Peñalolén and on the south by the commune of La Florida.It is a predominantly...
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| 33 Maipú |
| 34 Ñuñoa Ñuñoa is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region...
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| 35 Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
| 36 Peñalolén Peñalolén is a Chilean commune in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on November 15 1984.-Stats:*Area: 54.2 km²*Population: 238,177...
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| 37 Providencia |
38 PudahuelPudahuel is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region...
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| 39 Quilicura Quilicura founded in 1902, is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was originally on the outskirts of the city of Santiago, but as urban sprawl has set in it is now quickly urbanizing from what was recently prime agricultural land...
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| 40 Quinta Normal Quinta Normal is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after a large park in the area.-Stats:*Area: 12.4 km²*Population: 95,597 *Average annual household income: US$17,919...
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| 42 Renca Renca is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on May 6 1894.-Statistics:*Area: 24.2 km²*Population: 134,690 *Average annual household income: US$17,278...
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| 43 San Miguel |
| 44 San Joaquín |
| 45 San Ramón |
| 46 Santiago Santiago is the capital of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, located at the center of the province of Santiago, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded in February 12, 1541 as "Santiago de la Nueva Extremadura" by Pedro de Valdivia. It is officially the provincial, regional and national...
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| 47 Vitacura Vitacura is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Santiago...
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TalaganteThe Province of Talagante is one of the provinces that make up the Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile and is located southwest of the Province of Santiago. The more northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. The province has an area of 601.9 km² and its...
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