Santiago Province, Chile

Santiago Province
Provincia de Santiago
Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, a large boulevard in downtown Santiago.
Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, a large boulevard in downtown Santiago.
Location in the Santiago Metropolitan Region
Location in the Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago Province is located in Chile
Santiago Province
Santiago Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 33°25′S 70°33′W / 33.417°S 70.550°W / -33.417; -70.550
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metropolitan
CapitalSantiago
CommunesList of 32
Government
 • Presidential Provincial DelegateNone
Area
 • Total2,030.3 km2 (783.9 sq mi)
 • Rank4
Population
 (2012 Census)[1]
 • Total4,997,637
 • Rank1
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 2

Santiago Province (Spanish: Provincia de Santiago) is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM) of central Chile. It encompasses the majority of the population of that region, including 31 of the 36 communities of Greater Santiago. The province spans 2,030.30 km (1,262 mi).[1]