Back Сантиаго Abkhazian Santiagô de Chili ACE Сантьяго ADY Santiago de Chile Afrikaans Santiago de Chile ALS ሳንቲያጎ Amharic Santiago de Chile AN Santiago (Cile) ANG سانتياغو Arabic ܣܢܛܝܐܓܘ ܕܐ ܬܫܝܠܝ ARC
Santiago de Chile | |
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 Santiago de Chile | |
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 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 |
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).
With its geographical conditions, because it is located in a valley surrounded by the Andes mountains, Santiago has a large amount of air pollution.