Santiago Metropolitan Region

Santiago Metropolitan Region or simply Metropolitan Region (Spaingie: Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is ane o Chile's 15 first order admeenistrative diveesions. It is the kintra's anerlie landlocked admeenistrative region an contains the naition's caipital, Santiago. Maist commercial an admeenistrative centers are locatit in the region, includin Chile's main international airport, Arturo Merino Benítez.

Santiago Metropolitan Region Región Metropolitana de Santiago (RM)
Region o Chile
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Map of Santiago Metropolitan Region
Coordinates: 33°26′16″S 70°39′01″W
Kintra	Chile
Caipital	Santiago
Provinces	Santiago, Chacabuco, Cordillera, Maipo, Melipilla, Talagante
Govrenment
• Intendant	Cecilia Pérez (RN)
Area
• Total	15403.2 km2 (5,947.2 sq mi)
Area rank	15
Highest elevation	6570 m (21,560 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	6,061,185
• Rank	1
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CL-RM
Website	(in Spaingie) Gobierno Regional Metropolitano de Santiago

Wi an aurie o 15,403.2 km2 (5,947 sq mi) an population ower 6 million, it is Chile's smawest, maist populatit an maist densely populatit region. It is an aa the kintra's anerlie region that daes no hae a Roman numeral identifier.

History

The region's history stairtit in 1542, a few days efter Santiago wis foondit. When the Santiago cabildo wis biggit, its function wis tae supervise the entire territory. Later, wi the creation o the ceeties o La Serena an Concepción an the creation o thair respective cabildos, its territorial reach wis reduced.

On August 30, 1826, 8 provinces wur creatit, wi the Santiago Province bein ane o them, but it wisna till 1980 that the Metropolitan Region wis creatit.

Regional Intendence.

Geography

Metropolitana is Chile's anerlie landlocked region an lies in the Intermediate Depression valley atween the Chilean Coast Range an the Andes muntains. Cerro San Cristóbal dominates the sprawlin Santiago ceetyscape at a heicht o 880 m (2,887 ft) abuin sea level wi ceety suburbs steadily climbin the fuithills o the Andes tae the east. The Tupungato stratovolcano, measures 6,570 m (21,555 ft) on the Argentine border, is ane o Sooth Americae's heichest peaks.

The dominant drainage basin feeds intae the Mapocho River; its main tributaries are the Maio, Yeso an Colorado rivers.

Climate

The region's warm, temperate climate prevails wi lang, dry periods. At heicher elevations, temperatures drop an rainfaw increases.

Economy an cultur

The region's principal industries include manufacturin, services, retail, an financial services. The caipital o Santiago serves as the kintra's admeenistrative, industrial, commercial, financial an cultural center, producin 41.5% o Chile's gross domestic product, accordin tae central bank estimates. The Plaza de Armas, the central square in dountoun Santiago, hosts the ceety's cathedral an ceety haw. Aicht ceety blocks aroond the presidential palace, La Moneda, are whaur maist meenistries, services an commercial banks can be foond. Vitacura an El Golf host maist o the ceety's heich-rise biggins an are an aa hame tae the Latin American heidquarters o several Unitit Naitions organisations. Tho Santiago's expansion haes caused newer vineyards tae mair rural locations, mony o the kintra's auldest wineries, biggit in the 19t century, hae preserved cellars in the valley.

Govrenment an admeenistration

The region is dividit intae 6 provinces, which are thairsels dividit intae 52 communes. The region is govrened bi the intendant, who is assigned bi the preses. In 2010, Fernando Echeverría replaced Igor Garafulic as the region's intendant. The admeenistration o each commune resides on the respective municipality.

The region's representatives in the Senate are:

• Santiago Poniente (Wast): Guido Girardi (PPD) an Jovino Novoa (UDI).
• Santiago Oriente (East): Soledad Alvear (PDC) an Pablo Longueira (UDI).

Poleetical an admeenistrative diveesions o the Santiago Metropolitan Region

Province	Caipital	Communes
Chacabuco	Colina	1 Colina 2 Lampa 3 Tiltil
Cordillera	Puente Alto	4 Pirque 5 Puente Alto 6 San José de Maipo
Maipo	San Bernardo	7 Buin 8 Calera de Tango 9 Paine 10 San Bernardo
Melipilla	Melipilla	11 Alhué 12 Curacaví 13 María Pinto 14 Melipilla 15 San Pedro
Santiago	Santiago	16 Cerrillos 17 Cerro Navia 18 Conchalí 19 El Bosque 20 Estación Central 21 Huechuraba 22 Independencia 23 La Cisterna 24 La Granja 25 La Florida 26 La Pintana 27 La Reina 28 Las Condes 29 Lo Barnechea 30 Lo Espejo 31 Lo Prado 32 Macul 33 Maipú 34 Ñuñoa 35 Pedro Aguirre Cerda 36 Peñalolén 37 Providencia 38 Pudahuel 39 Quilicura 40 Quinta Normal 41 Recoleta 42 Renca 43 San Miguel 44 San Joaquín 45 San Ramón 46 Santiago 47 Vitacura
Talagante	Talagante	48 El Monte 49 Isla de Maipo 50 Padre Hurtado 51 Peñaflor 52 Talagante

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)
• Interactive map of Santiago Archived 2008-05-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)