Santiago Metropolitan Region

Santiago Metropolitan Region or simply Metropolitan Region () 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.

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.


 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 Region300px220px

ProvinceCaipitalCommunesChacabucoColina1 Colina
2 Lampa
3 TiltilCordilleraPuente Alto4 Pirque
5 Puente Alto
6 San José de MaipoMaipoSan Bernardo7 Buin
8 Calera de Tango
9 Paine
10 San BernardoMelipillaMelipilla11 Alhué
12 Curacaví
13 María Pinto
14 Melipilla
15 San PedroSantiagoSantiago16 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 VitacuraTalaganteTalagante48 El Monte
49 Isla de Maipo
50 Padre Hurtado
51 Peñaflor
52 Talagante

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

Interactive map of Santiago  

Category:Santiago, Chile
Category:Santiago Metropolitan Region
Category:States an territories established in 1980