Santiago Province
| Provincia de Santiago Santiago
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| Country | Chile |
| region | Metropolitan Region of Santiago |
| Seat | Santiago de Chile |
| surface | 2,030.3 km² |
| Residents | 4,927,624 (2012) |
| density | 2427 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-RM |
Coordinates: 33 ° 24 ′ S , 70 ° 33 ′ W
The Province of Santiago is a province in the Región Metropolitana in Chile . In it are 32 of the 37 municipalities of Greater Santiago ( Gran Santiago ). The province has 4,927,624 inhabitants ( 2012 census ) and an area of 2030.3 square kilometers. The population density is thus 2,427 inhabitants per square kilometer. The capital is Santiago.
The province of Santiago lies in a basin, surrounded by the peaks of the Andes on the River Mapocho . It is bounded in the north by the Aconcagua Valley, in the south by the Rancagua Basin and laterally by the two Cordilleras. It borders on all five other provinces of the region and in the area of the municipality of Lo Barnechea also on the Región de Valparaíso .
With the capital Santiago, the province is the undisputed political center of Chile, even if the Chilean parliament, the National Congress ( Congreso Nacional ), meets in Valparaíso .
The province is an important traffic junction as well as the most important economic and cultural center of Chile with numerous universities, colleges, museums and monuments. The most important companies in Chile are based here, as are many foreign branches. The province is also the country's media hub.
Communities
The province of Santiago is divided into 32 municipalities.
| local community | Area (km²) | Population (2012) |
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| Santiago | 22.4 | 311,415 |
| Cerrillos | 21.0 | 79,042 |
| Cerro Navia | 11.1 | 127,467 |
| Conchalí | 10.7 | 121.030 |
| El Bosque | 14.1 | 162.311 |
| Estación Central | 14.1 | 115,694 |
| Huechuraba | 44.8 | 87,667 |
| Independencia | 7.4 | 68,690 |
| La Cisterna | 10.0 | 80.123 |
| La Florida | 70.8 | 363.903 |
| La Granja | 10.1 | 120,922 |
| La Pintana | 30.6 | 182,790 |
| La Reina | 23.4 | 91.119 |
| Las Condes | 99.4 | 280.431 |
| Lo Barnechea | 1,023.7 | 92,260 |
| Lo Espejo | 7.2 | 99,318 |
| Lo Prado | 6.7 | 94,766 |
| Macul | 12.9 | 110,200 |
| Maipu | 133.0 | 522.599 |
| Ñuñoa | 16.9 | 191.129 |
| Pedro Aguirre Cerda | 9.7 | 101,698 |
| Peñalolén | 54.2 | 236,806 |
| Providencia | 14.4 | 130.053 |
| Pudahuel | 197.4 | 221,615 |
| Quilicura | 57.5 | 191,794 |
| Quinta normal | 12.4 | 101,055 |
| Recoleta | 16.2 | 152.985 |
| Renca | 24.2 | 136,590 |
| San Joaquín | 9.7 | 94,255 |
| San Miguel | 9.5 | 90,846 |
| San Ramón | 6.5 | 84,976 |
| Vitacura | 28.3 | 82.075 |
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- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas , Resultados XVIII Censo de Población 2012, Tomo 1, Santiago 2014, p. 34
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas , División Político Administrativa y Censal 2007, Santiago 2008, p. 287
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas , División Político Administrativa y Censal 2007, Santiago 2008, pp. 287–294
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas , Resultados XVIII Censo de Población 2012, Tomo 1, Santiago 2014, pp. 34–36
