Santiago | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Downtown_Santiago_Skyline.jpg) The Skyline of Santiago Commune Financial and Commercial Center | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Santiago_de_Chile.svg) Flag &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Escudo_de_Santiago_(Chile).svg) Coat of arms &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Comuna_de_Santiago.svg) &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Chile_location_map.svg)  Santiago Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°26′14″S 70°39′02″W / 33.43722°S 70.65056°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metro. |
| Province | Santiago |
| Established | February 12, 1541 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Irací Hassler (PCCh) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.4 km2 (8.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 579 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[4] | |
| • Total | 200,792 |
| • Density | 9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 200,792 |
| • Rural | 0 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 99,155 |
| • Women | 101,637 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[5]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[6]) |
| Website | Municipality of Santiago |
The Commune of Santiago is the central commune of the Santiago Province, located at the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile's Central Zone. Locally, Santiago is usually abbreviated Stgo. It is also called as "Santiago Centro" (Central Santiago) in order to differentiate it from Greater Santiago, a larger entity which includes Santiago Commune along with other 36 communes.
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- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of Santiago" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "INE 2002 Census of Population and Housing" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2010.
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