Santiago

Santiago, kent as Santiago de Chile () an aw, is the caipital an mucklest ceety in Chile, an the centre o its mucklest conurbation (Greater Santiago). It is locatit in the kintra's central valley, at an elevation o 520 m (1,706.04 ft) abuin mean sea level. Awtho Santiago is the caipital, legislative bodies meet in the coastal toun o Valparaíso, a ae-oor drive tae its wast.

Chile's steady economic growthe haes transformed Santiago intae ane o Laitin Americae's maist modren metropolitan auries, wi extensive suburban development, dozens o shoppin centres, an impressive heich-rise architectur. It is a Alpha(-) Warld Ceety an haes a gey modren transport infrastructur, includin the steadily growin unnergrund Santiago Metro, an effort at modrenisin public bus transport an a free flow toll-based rin road an inner ceety hiewey seestem, pairt o whilk is tunnelled unnerneath a muckle section o the ceety's main river Mapocho connectin the Eastren an Wastren extremes o the ceety in a 25-minute drive.

Santiago is the regional heidquarters tae mony multinaitionals, an a financial centre. Santiago haes a diverse cosmopolitian cultur.

 Uisage note 
In Chile thare are several entities that bear the name o Santiago that are aften confuised: The Commune o Santiago (whiles referred tae as Santiago Centro, Scots: Dountoun Santiago), is a administrative diveesion that comprises roughly the aurie occupee'd bi the ceety durin its colonial period. The Commune o Santiago, that is admeenistered bi a ceety cooncil an heidit bi a mayor, is pairt o the Santiago Province (heidit bi a Provincial Govrenor), that is itsel a subdiveesion o the Santiago Metropolitan Region (heidit bi an Intendant). Still, ootthrou this airticle, an as it is widely acceptit, the term Santiago will refer tae whit is commonly kent as Greater Santiago (Spaingie: Gran Santiago), a territorial extension defined bi its urban continuity that includes the Commune o Santiago in addition tae 36 ither communes, that thegither comprise the majority o the Santiago Province an some auries o neeburin provinces (see Poleetical diveesions). The Greater Santiago indwallers are cried Santiaguinos/as.

 Poleetical diveesions 

Greater Santiago lacks a metropolitan govrenment for its admeenistration, that is currently distributit atween various authorities, complicatin the operation o the ceety as a single entity. The heichest authority in Santiago is considered tae be the intendant o the Santiago Metropolitan Region, an unelectit delegate o the preses.

The hale o Greater Santiago disna fit perfectly intae ony admeenistrative diveesion, extendin ootthrou fower different provinces an 37 communes. The majority o its 641.4 km2 (247.65 sq mi) lie athin Santiago Province, wi some peripheral auries contained in the provinces o Cordillera, Maipo an Talagante.

 Communes in Santiago Province  Santiago  Cerrillos  Cerro Navia  Conchalí  El Bosque  Estación Central  Huechuraba  Independencia  La Cisterna  La Florida  La Granja  La Pintana  La Reina  Las Condes  Lo Barnechea  Lo Espejo  Lo Prado  Macul  Maipú  Ñuñoa  Pedro Aguirre Cerda  Peñalolén  Providencia  Pudahuel  Quilicura  Quinta Normal  Recoleta  Renca  San Joaquín  San Miguel  San Ramón  Vitacura Communes in ither provinces  Padre Hurtado  Pirque  Puente Alto  San Bernardo  San José de Maipo

 Internaitional relations 

 Twin touns — Sister ceeties 
Santiago is twinned wi:
  Beijing, Cheenae (2007)
  São Paulo, Brazil (1998) Prefeitura.Sp - Descentralized Cooperation 
  Buenos Aires, Argentinae (1992)
  Miami, Unitit States
  Bogotá, Colombie
  Madrid, Spain (1991)  Ankara, Turkey (2000)
  Kiev, Ukraine (1998)
  Riga, Latvie
  Guayaquil, Ecuador
  Minneapolis, Unitit States (1961)
  Langreo, Spain (2007)  Plasencia, Spain (2007)
  Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico (2008)
 Tunis, Tunisie (1994, "Friendship Pact")
  La Paz, Bolivie
  Manila, Philippines

 Pairtner ceety 
  Paris, Fraunce (1997, "Friendship Pact")

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

 Municipality hamepage
 Santiago Tourist  − An Independent Traivel Guide
 Ameristar Chile  − Traivel an Bidin in Chile

Category:Santiago, Chile
Category:Populatit places established in 1541
Category:Populatit places in Santiago Province
Category:Caipitals in Sooth Americae
Category:Caipitals o Chilean regions
Category:Caipitals o Chilean provinces
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