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Santiago

South America

Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It houses the presidential palace and the main organs of the executive and judiciary, and functions as the country's principal industrial, commercial and financial hub. Founded by Pedro de Valdivia on 12 February 1541, it had a population of 6,269,384 at the 2017 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
6,269,384 1
2017 figure, from Santiago's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
641 1
Founding Year
1541 1
12 February 1541 is the date Santiago's own Wikipedia infobox gives for its foundation by Pedro de Valdivia.
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Elevation (m)
570 1
Latitude
33.4375 degrees south 1
Longitude
70.65 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Chile, Countries

Santiago is the capital of Chile.

Source Santiago (Wikipedia)
Santiago Metropolitan Region, States or Territories

santiago is associated with santiago-metropolitan-region.

Source Santiago Metropolitan Region (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Chile, Countries

Santiago is the capital of Chile.

Source Santiago (Wikipedia)
Santiago Metropolitan Region, States or Territories

santiago is the capital of santiago-metropolitan-region.

Source Santiago Metropolitan Region (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Cecilia Vicuna

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Source Wikidata: Cecilia Vicuna
Pablo Barba

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Site Of

Andes Iron

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Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado

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Source Wikidata: Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estadotier 2
Falabella S.A.

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LATAM Airlines Chile

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Sky Airline

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Source Wikidata: Sky Airlinetier 2
Ministry of Finance (Chile)

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Constitutional Court of Chile

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Source Tribunal Constitucional de Chile, integracion actualPage footer, address
Quote, Page footer, address
Huérfanos 1234, Santiago
Supreme Court of Chile

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Sources
1. Santiago (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    6,269,384
  • Infobox, area
    • Capital city 641 km2 (247.6 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    570 m (1,870 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    33°26′15″S 70°39′00″W
  • Infobox, foundation
    Foundation 12 February 1541; 485 years ago (1541-02-12)
  • Lead section
    Santiago ( SAN-tee-AH-goh, US also SAHN-; Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo]), also known as Santiago de Chile (Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe ˈtʃile] ), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas.
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Santiago Metropolitan Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago.
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Wikidata: Santiago
Wikidata Q2887, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Santiago (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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