Santiago, 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).
Coordinates: 33°27′0″S 70°40′0″W / 33.45000°S 70.66667°WCoordinates: 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 |
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
Santiago, Chile Media
1541 founding of Santiago. Painting by Pedro Lira, the portrait of Pedro de Valdivia and Juan Martín de Candia; proclaiming the City of Santiago de Chile, c. 1541
Inés de Suárez, successfully defending Santiago against a Mapuche attack in 1541 (painting of 1897).
Preserved colonial Church of Santo Domingo, built between 1747 and 1796.
Battle of Maipú, 1818
Painting of 1840 by Claude Gay depicting a tertulia of Santiago neighbors.
A Jesuit Church in Santiago in 1857, by Charles Barbant and Son for Le Monde Illustré.
View of Paseo Ahumada, in the city center, in the late 1920s.
Other websites
- Municipality homepage
- Santiago Tourist Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine - An Independent Travel Guide