Santiago, Chile

Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Chile
	Location of Santiago commune in Greater Santiago
	Santiago de Chile Location of Santiago commune in Greater Santiago
	Coordinates: 33°27′0″S 70°40′0″W / 33.45°S 70.666667°WCoordinates: 33°27′0″S 70°40′0″W / 33.45°S 70.666667°W
Country	Chile
Region	Metropolitan Region
Province	Santiago Province
Foundation	February 12, 1541
Government
• Mayor	Pablo Zalaquett Said (UDI)
Area
• City	58 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
• Urban	641.4 km2 (247.6 sq mi)
• Metro	15,403.2 km2 (5,947.2 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,706 ft)
Population (2009)
• City	200,792
• Density	8,964/km2 (23,216/sq mi)
• Urban	6,676,745
• Metro	7.2 Million
Demonym	Santiaguinos (-as)
Time zone	CLT (UTC−4)
• Summer (DST)	CLST (UTC−3)

Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile (Santiago of Chile or Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile and the largest city in the country. It has the 35.9% (about 7 million people) of the total population. In Chile, people call the city Gran Santiago (Big Santiago) or Santiago only. It has 26 comunas (municipalities). With its geographical conditions, Santiago has air pollution.