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Santiago

Capital city of Chile

Citycity in Chile big city largest cityQ2887

Also known as Santiago, Chile · Greater Santiago

Country: Chile(since 1810)
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1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-08-06
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, Captaincy General of Chile(1542–1810)
, Patria Vieja(1810–1814)
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Located in: Santiago Metropolitan Region(since 1976)
, Santiago Province(1826–1976)
Population: 6,257,516(2017)
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1.Stated in 2017 Chile census
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, 5,128,590(2014)
Area: 837.89 km²
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1.ine-chile.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=cf0be9a196e24eaa9e6eafb970939f2a
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Elevation: 575 m
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1.it-ch.topographic-map.com/map-c32p3q/Santiago/?zoom=19&center=-33.43716%2C-70.65024&popup=-33.43693%2C-70.65024
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Founded: 1541
Postal code: 3580000
Website: gobiernosantiago.cl

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Located in the Chilean Central Valley within the Santiago Basin, between the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west, it anchors the Santiago Metropolitan Region and its conurbation of Greater Santiago, which comprises more than forty communes and concentrates over a third of the national population and around 45% of Chile's GDP. Most of the city lies between 500 and 650 meters above sea level, with recent urban growth extending into the Andean foothills.

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Local dialing code: 56 2
Twinned administrative body: Beijing
São Paulo(since 1998)
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1.legislacao.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/leis/lei-14471-de-10-de-julho-de-2007
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1.old.kyivcity.gov.ua/files/2018/2/15/Mista-pobratymy.pdf
2.kyivcity.gov.ua/kyiv_ta_miska_vlada/pro_kyiv/mista-pobratimi_z_yakimi_kiyevom_pidpisani_dokumenti_pro_poridnennya_druzhbu_spivrobitnitstvo_partnerstvo/
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Capital of: Chile
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago province
Santiago Province(1826–1976)
Santiago Department(1826–1976)
Captaincy General of Chile
Santiago de Chile Intendancy
Native label: Santiago de Chile
Official name: Santiago de Chile
Founded by: Pedro de Valdivia
Named after: Saint James the Elder
Located in or next to body of water: Mapocho River
Demonym: Santiagois applies to part: masculine singular
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1.cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf
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Santiagoise applies to part: feminine singular
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1.cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf
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santiaghegni applies to part: masculine plural
santiaguino
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1.Stated in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (ed.dixital 2012)academia.gal/dicionario/-/termo/santiaguino
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santiaguina applies to part: feminine singular
Economy of topic: economy of Santiago, Chile
Different from: Santiago
Hashtag: Santiago
Category for people buried here: Q114889916
Social media followers: 79,752(May 24, 2023) subreddit: santiago
Shares border with: Cordón de Chacabuco
Official language: Spanish

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86 identifiers linking Santiago across the web's reference databases

-33.4375, -70.6500OpenStreetMap ↗

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