Santiago Metropolitan Region

Santiago Metropolitan Region
Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Montage of Santiago Metropolitan Region
Montage of Santiago Metropolitan Region
Flag of Santiago Metropolitan Region
Coat of Arms of Santiago Metropolitan Region
Map of Santiago Metropolitan Region
Map of Santiago Metropolitan Region
Coordinates: 33°26′16″S 70°39′01″W / 33.43778°S 70.65028°W / -33.43778; -70.65028
Country Chile
CapitalSantiago
ProvincesSantiago, Chacabuco, Cordillera, Maipo, Melipilla, Talagante
Government
 • Presidencial DelegateConstanza Martínez Gil
Area
 • Total15,403.2 km2 (5,947.2 sq mi)
 • Rank15
Highest elevation
6,570 m (21,560 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total7,036,792
 • Rank1
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
 • Total$175.108 billion (2014)
 • Per capita$24,224 (2014)
ISO 3166 codeCL-RM
HDI (2021)0.886[3]
very high
Website(in Spanish) Gobierno Regional Metropolitano de Santiago

Santiago Metropolitan Region (Spanish: Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Most commercial and administrative centers are located in the region, including Chile's main international airport, Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.

With an area of 15,403.2 km2 (5,947 sq mi) and population over seven million, it is Chile's most populated and most densely populated region.

  1. ^ a b "Santiago Metropolitan Region". Government of Chile Foreign Investment Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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