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| Region | Santiago Metropolitan Region | ||
| Province | Santiago Province | ||
| Foundation | February 12, 1541 | ||
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| - Mayor | Raúl Alcaíno Lihn | ||
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| - City | 22. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Santiago is one of the six Provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 km² (8. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 641. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km² (247. 6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 520 m (1,706 ft) | ||
| Population (2002)2 | |||
| - City | 200,792 | ||
| - Density | 8,464/km² (3,267/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 5,428,590 | ||
| - Metro | 6,402,552 | ||
| Time zone | Chile Time (CLT)[1] (UTC-4) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Chile Summer Time (CLST)[2] (UTC-3) | ||
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| Website: municipalidaddesantiago.cl | |||
Santiago (Spanish: Santiago (help·info)), is the capital of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation (Greater Santiago). The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−3 Single zone countries without DST Suriname Single zone countries with DST Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m (1,700 ft) AMSL. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the Although Santiago is the capital, legislative bodies meet in nearby Valparaíso. The National Congress (Congreso Nacional is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile. Valparaíso (literally in Spanish: Valle Paraíso (Paradise Valley and also called "Valpo" locally is a major city in Chile
Approximately two decades of uninterrupted economic growth have transformed Santiago into one of Latin America's most modern metropolitan areas, with extensive suburban development, dozens of shopping malls, and impressive high-rise architecture. The city has some of Latin America's most modern transportation infrastructure, such as the growing Santiago Metro (the metropolitan underground train system) and the new Costanera Norte, a toll-based highway system that passes below downtown and connects the Eastern and Western extremes of the city in a 25-minute drive. Metro de Santiago is South America's most extensive metro system Costanera Norte is a 43 km privatized Expressway ( Autopista urbana) connecting northern Santiago Chile from east to west along the northern Santiago is headquarters to many important companies and is a regional financial center.
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Throughout this article the term Santiago will normally refer to the Greater Santiago area; however, there are several other entities which bear the name of Santiago and need to be explained: The commune (comuna) of Santiago (sometimes referred to as Santiago Centro), is a subdivision of the Santiago Province, which is itself a subdivision of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or A commune (comuna is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile and may contain Cities, Towns Villages, Hamlets as well as Rural Santiago is one of the six Provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile. The commune is administered by the Santiago municipality (Municipalidad de Santiago), a separate legal entity with an elected mayor and council. It encompasses the oldest part of Greater Santiago —that enclosed by old rail lines— including downtown, and houses all major government infrastructure, including the government palace La Moneda. The Coin House ( Spanish for "Mint Palace" or simply La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile. It has an area of 22. 4 km² (9 sq mi) and a population of 200,792 (2002 census).
History
Santiago was founded by Spanish Conquistador Pedro de Valdivia on February 12, 1541 with the name Santiago de Nueva Extremadura. This article is about the Spanish explorer soldiers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuriesfor other uses see Conquistador (disambiguation A Conquistador Pedro de Valdivia (c 1500 - January 1, 1554) was a Conquistador and first royal governor of Chile. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Nueva Extremadura was a region in the north of New Spain. It was named after Extremadura ( Spain) The founding ceremony was held on Huelén Hill (later renamed Cerro Santa Lucía). Valdivia chose the location of Santiago because of its moderate climate and the ease with which it could be defended—the Mapocho River then split into two branches and rejoined further downstream, forming an island. The Mapocho River (Río Mapocho flows from the Andes mountains onto the west and divides Chile 's capital Santiago in two
The city was destroyed on September 11, 1541 by native forces under the chief Michimalonco, which led to the Arauco War. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Michima Lonco (fl mid-1500s ( michima means "foreigner" and lonco means "head" or "chief" in Mapudungun language) was an The Arauco War was a long conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people of the region of Araucanía, of modern Chile.
The first buildings were erected with the help of the native Picunche. The Picunche (a Mapudungun word meaning "North People" also referred to as picones by the Spanish were a mapudungun speaking Chilean people The south bank of the Mapocho River was later drained and converted into a public promenade, known as the Alameda (now Avenida Alameda Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins). The city was slightly damaged during the War of Independence (1810–18), in the Battle of Maipú, which was fought south-west of the city. Chilean War of Independence, was an armed conflict between the people of Chile and Spanish colonial authorities which started on September 10, 1810 Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Battle of Maipú was a battle fought near Santiago Chile on April 5 1818 between South American rebels and Spanish royalists during the Santiago was named capital in 1818.
During the early 19th century, Santiago remained a small town with few buildings excepting Palacio de La Moneda, the building used as the Chilean mint during the Spanish period, and a few churches and other civic buildings. The Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús caught fire during an 1863 church service, and 2000 people died, one of the worst modern fires. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order [3]
In the 1880s extraction of nitrate fertilizer in Northern Chile brought prosperity to the country, and promoted the capital city's development. In Inorganic chemistry, a nitrate is a salt of Nitric acid with an Ion composed of one Nitrogen and three Oxygen atoms Important landmarks were built in 1910 during the Centennial celebrations of independence from Spain, such as the National Library, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Mapocho Train Station (Estación Mapocho, now an events center). The Biblioteca Nacional de Chile is the National Library of Chile.
Santiago began its transformation into a modern city in the 1930s, with the building of the Barrio Cívico, surrounding Palacio de La Moneda. The Coin House ( Spanish for "Mint Palace" or simply La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile. The city also grew in population, due to migration from the north and south of Chile. In 1985 an earthquake destroyed some historically significant buildings in the downtown area.
Nowadays, Santiago is among the largest and most important financial centers in Latin America.
Geography
The city lies in the center of the Santiago Basin, a large bowl-shaped valley consisting of a broad and fertile plain surrounded by mountains. Santa Lucía Hill (Cerro Santa Lucía is a small hill in downtown Santiago Chile. It is flanked by the main chain of the Andes on the east and the Chilean Coastal Range on the west. The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The Chilean Coast Range (Cordillera de la Costa is a mountain range that runs southward parallel with the Andean Mountains, from the Morro de Arica to the Taitao On the north, it is bound by the Cordón de Chacabuco, a transverse mountain range of the Andes, whereas at the southern border lies Angostura de Paine, where an elongated spur of the Andes almost reaches the Coastal Range. Santiago Basin is part of the Intermediate Depression and is remarkably flat, interrupted only by a few hills. The Central Valley (Valle Central de Chile) is the zone between the Chilean Coast Range and the Andes Mountains Among those are Cerro Renca, Cerro Blanco and Cerro Santa Lucía. Santa Lucía Hill (Cerro Santa Lucía is a small hill in downtown Santiago Chile.
The Andes mountains around Santiago are quite tall, culminating in Tupungato volcano at 6,570 m (21,555 ft). Tupungato, one of the highest Mountains in South America, is a massive Stratovolcano dating to Pleistocene times Other volcanoes include Tupungatito, San José and Maipo. Tupungatito is a Stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile, about 90 km (55 mi east of Santiago Chile. San José Volcano is a Stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile. Maipo is a Stratovolcano in the Andes, lying on the border between Argentina and Chile. Cerro El Plomo is the highest mountain visible from Santiago's urban area. Cerro El Plomo is a Mountain located in the Andes, to the east of Santiago.
Climate
Santiago has a mild Mediterranean climate: relatively hot dry summers (November to March) with temperatures reaching up to 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) on the hottest days; winters (June to September) are more humid with cold mornings, typical maximum daily temperatures of 13 degrees Celsius (55 degrees Fahrenheit), and minimums of a few degrees above freezing. A Mediterranean climate is one that resembles the Climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, which includes over half of the area with this climate type world-wide Occasional snowfall occurs in suburbs at higher altitudes, and may extend throughout the city, though this happens infrequently (the last snowfall reaching down to the city center was in August 2007). Mean rainfall is 370 mm per year.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37 (99) | 36 (97) | 34 (93) | 31 (88) | 25 (77) | 23 (73) | 19 (66) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 30 (86) | 33 (91) | 37 (99) | 37 (99) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 25 (77) | 19 (66) | 14 (57) | 13 (55) | 12 (54) | 13 (55) | 15 (59) | 20 (68) | 25 (77) | 27 (81) | 19 (66) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14 (57) | 14 (57) | 12 (54) | 7 (45) | 5 (41) | 3 (37) | 2 (36) | 3 (37) | 4 (39) | 7 (45) | 10 (50) | 14 (57) | 8 (46) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6 (43) | 5 (41) | 4 (39) | -2 (28) | -3 (27) | -6 (21) | -7 (19) | -7 (19) | -5 (23) | -3 (27) | 2 (36) | 7 (45) | -7 (19) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 0. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 4 (0) | 1. 8 (0. 1) | 3. 2 (0. 1) | 20. 4 (0. 8) | 52. 2 (2. 1) | 70. 4 (2. 8) | 86. 6 (3. 4) | 61. 8 (2. 4) | 42. 0 (1. 7) | 13. 4 (0. 5) | 10. 2 (0. 4) | 5. 1 (0. 2) | 367. 5 (14. 5) |
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Environmental issues
Thermal inversion (a meteorological phenomenon whereby a stable layer of warm air holds down colder air close to the ground) causes high levels of smog and air pollution to be trapped and concentrate within the Central Valley during winter months. In meteorology an inversion is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude Smog is a kind of Air pollution; the word "smog" is a Portmanteau of Smoke and Fog. Air pollution is the human introduction into the atmosphere of Chemicals Particulate matter, or Biological materials that cause harm or discomfort In the 1990s air pollution fell by about one-third, but there has been little progress since 2000.
As of March 2007, only 61% of the wastewater in Santiago was treated [4], which increased up to 71% by the end of the same year, however, the Mapocho river, which crosses the city from the north-east to the south-west of the Central Valley, remains contaminated by household, agricultural and industrial sewage, and by upstream copper-mining waste (there are a number of copper mines in the Andes east of Santiago), being dumped unfiltered into the river. The Mapocho River (Río Mapocho flows from the Andes mountains onto the west and divides Chile 's capital Santiago in two The Central Valley (Valle Central de Chile) is the zone between the Chilean Coast Range and the Andes Mountains [5] Laws force industry and local governments to process all their wastewater, but are loosely enforced. [6] There are now a number of large wastewater processing and recycling plants under construction. There are ongoing plans to decontaminate the river[7] and make it navigable[8].
Noise levels on the main streets are high [9], mostly because of noisy diesel buses. Diesel trucks and buses are also major contributors to winter smog. A lengthy replacement process of the bus system began in 2005 and will last until 2010 (see Transportation section below).
Demographics
The population of Santiago's urban agglomeration grew from 0. 982 million in 1940 to 2. 82 million in 1970 and 4. 75 million in 1992. According to the 2002 census, it contains a population of about 5. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 47 million, equivalent to nearly 37% of the total population of the country and 43% of the total urban population, making it one of the largest cities in Latin America. Santiago's Metropolitan Area, according to an official estimate from 2006, has a population of 6. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 293 million people.
The city is increasingly receiving immigration from other countries in Latin America due to comparatively strong economic growth. Many Peruvians live in Santiago, as well as Bolivians, Argentines, and Ecuadorians.
Economy
Santiago is the industrial and financial center of Chile, and generates 45 percent of the country's GDP. The city, along with Buenos Aires and São Paulo, is one of the main financial centres of South America. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Some international institutions, such as ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean), have their offices in Santiago. The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC or ECLAC was established in 1948 (then as the UN Economic Commission for Latin
In recent years, due to the strong growth and stability of the Chilean economy, many multinational companies have chosen Santiago as the place for their headquarters in the region, like HP, Reuters, JP Morgan, Intel, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestlé, Kodak, BHP Billiton, IBM, Motorola, Microsoft, Ford, Yahoo!, and many more. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson John Pierpont Morgan ( April 17, 1837 &ndash March 31, 1913) was an American financier banker and art collector who Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries Unilever is a Multi-national corporation, formed of Anglo - Dutch parentage that owns many of the world's Consumer product brands Nestlé is a multinational packaged food company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Motorola Inc ( is an American, multinational Fortune 100, Telecommunications company based in Schaumburg Illinois. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following
Construction
The construction sector is booming in Santiago. Several large apartment complexes are being built throughout the city and construction cranes are a common sight. Currently under construction is the Costanera Center, a mega project in Santiago's Financial District. Costanera Center is an ongoing development and construction of four Skyscrapers being built in the Central Business District of Santiago, This includes a 280,000-square-metre (3,014,000 sq ft) mall, a 300-metre (980 ft) tower, two office towers of 170 metres (558 ft) each, and a hotel 105 metres (344 ft) tall. When completed in 2010 it will be the tallest building in South America. Near Costanera Center another skyscraper is being built, Titanium La Portada, and this will be 190 metres (623 ft) tall. Titanium La Portada will be a Skyscraper situated on avenida Andrés Bello and Isidora Goyenechea in the El Golf district Although these are the two biggest projects, there are many other office buildings under construction in Santiago, as well as hundreds of high rise residential buildings.
Transport
Air
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is Santiago's national and international airport. Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport " AMBIA ", also known as Pudahuel Airport and Santiago International Airport, located
Rail
Trains operated by Chile's national railway, Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, connect Santiago to Temuco, in the central-southern part of the country. Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado ( EFE) is the national Railway of Chile. Temuco is the capital of the Araucanía Region, Chile. The name comes from the Mapudungun language meaning "temu water" " temu All such trains arrive and depart from the Estación Central ("Central Station"). Estación Central ( Spanish for "central station" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan
Buses
Bus companies provide passenger transportation from Santiago to most areas of the country, while some also provide parcel-shipping and delivery services.
Highways
Toll road, inter-urban free flow highways connect the city's extremes, including the Vespucio Highway (which surrounds the city describing a semi-circle), Autopista Central (which crosses the city in a North-South direction), and the Costanera Norte (which runs from the eastern edge, in Las Condes to the international airport and the highways to Valparaíso on the western side of the city). Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The Free Flow system (also known as Televía or TAG in Spanish-speaking countries is an electronic deposit system used to pay for the passage of
Metro
The Santiago Metro has five operating lines. Metro de Santiago is South America's most extensive metro system Two subway lines (Line 4 and 4A) and an extension of Line 2 were inaugurated during late 2005 and 2006. The system is under expansion, and extensions are going to be built on Lines 1 and 5 throughout 2009 and 2010.
Transantiago
Transantiago is the name for the city's public transport system. It works by combining local (feeder) bus lines, main bus lines and the Metro network. It includes an integrated fare system, which allows passengers to make bus-to-bus or bus-to-metro transfers for the price of one ticket, using a single contactless smartcard. A smart card, chip card, or Integrated circuit card ( ICC) is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated A smart card, chip card, or Integrated circuit card ( ICC) is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated
Introduced on February 10, 2007, it attempted to rationalize bus routes by eliminating redundancy, patent in the previous chaotic system run by thousands of independent bus operators. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The plan backfired, however, as the decreased bus fleet and the newer routes proved insufficient to properly serve a population inadequately prepared for the changes. The major complaints are the lack of buses and their inconsistent frequencies, missing or poor infrastructure (such as segregated corridors, pre-paid areas and bus stops), the network's coverage, and the number of transfers needed for longer trips. As a result, users have overcrowded the Metro, which they see as fast and predictable.
Taxi
Taxicabs can usually be found on the streets and are painted black with yellow roofs; unmarked taxis may be called up by telephone (Radiotaxis). A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride Colectivos are shared taxicabs that carry passengers along a specific route, for a fixed fee.
Political divisions
Greater Santiago extends throughout 37 municipalities and covered 64,140 ha in 2002. The majority of Santiago lies within the same named province, with some peripheral areas contained in the provinces of Talagante, Maipo and Cordillera. Santiago is one of the six Provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile. The Province of Talagante is one of the provinces that make up the Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile and is located southwest of the Province of Santiago Maipo is a Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile formed by Buin, Paine, San Bernardo and Talagante Cordillera is a Chilean province located to the east of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Specifically, Santiago joins the cities of San Bernardo (Maipo province) and Puente Alto (Cordillera province) to form the Greater Santiago conurbation.
The province of Santiago is divided into 32 municipalities (comunas in Spanish). A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Each municipality in Chile is headed by a mayor (alcalde) elected by voters every four years. The members of the municipal council (concejales) are elected in the same election on a separate ballot.
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Cultural life
Music
There are two symphonic orchestras:
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago, which performs in the Teatro Municipal
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile, dependent of the Universidad de Chile, performs in its theater. Santiago is one of the six Provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile. Cerrillos ( Spanish for "hillocks" is a census-designated city and commune of Chile in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Cerro Navia ( Spanish for "Navia Hill" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region Conchalí is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. El Bosque ( Spanish for "the forest" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region Estación Central ( Spanish for "central station" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Huechuraba is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Independencia ( Spanish for "independence" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region La Cisterna ( Spanish for "the cistern" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region La Florida ( Spanish for "flowery" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. La Granja ( Spanish for "the farm" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region La Pintana is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. La Reina ( Spanish: "The queen" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Lo Barnechea is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Lo Espejo is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Lo Prado ( Spanish for "the meadow" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region Macul ( Quechua "to stretch right hand" Macul is a commune of Chile that is located in the central-eastern part of Greater Santiago, limiting Maipú is a census-designated city and commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, integrated into the Ñuñoa (from Mapudungun Ñuñohue, "place of yellow flowers" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province Pedro Aguirre Cerda is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Peñalolén ( Mapudungun "fraternal meeting place" is a Chilean commune in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region Providencia ( Spanish: "providence" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region Pudahuel ( Mapudungun "place of pools/water" or "place where seagulls gather" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Quilicura (Spanish kelekuɾa founded in 1902 is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Quinta Normal is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Recoleta is a commune of Chile founded in the Pinochet's government located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Renca is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. San Joaquín ( Spanish for "Saint Joachim" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan San Miguel ( Spanish for " Saint Michael " is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan San Ramón ( Spanish for "Saint Ramón" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region Vitacura is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Padre Hurtado is a Chilean city and commune in Talagante Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Pirque is a commune of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Santiago Province; it is located in a mountain chain 2 Puente Alto ( Spanish: "High altitude bridge" is a city and commune of Chile. San Bernardo is a Chilean city and commune It is the capital of the Maipo Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. San José de Maipo is the name of a commune in Chile and the city within it located in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region The Coin House ( Spanish for "Mint Palace" or simply La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile.
There are also various jazz establishments, the most notable being the Club de Jazz in Ñuñoa. The city has a very vibrant underground music scene. Some of its most popular venues are La Batuta in Ñuñoa and Blondie's disco in downtown Santiago.
Museums
Museums include:
- Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda, newest and biggest cultural space, beneath the Citizenry Square, in the south front of the government palace La Moneda
- Museo Arqueológico de Santiago
- Museo de Santiago Casa Colorada
- Museo Catedral Metropolitana
- Museo Colonial San Francisco
- Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
- Museo Histórico Nacional
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
- Museo Interactivo Mirador
- Museo Artequín
- Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología
- Museo Ferroviario
- Museo de la Solidaridad "Salvador Allende"
- Palacio Cousiño
- La Chascona, Pablo Neruda's house, now a museum
Recreation
The city's main parks are:
- San Cristóbal Hill (Cerro San Cristóbal), which includes the Santiago Metropolitan Park Zoo
- O'Higgins Park (Parque O'Higgins)
- Forestal Park (Parque Forestal), park located at the city centre alongside Mapocho river
- Cerro Santa Lucía
Modern ski resorts within an hour's drive east from the city include:
- Farellones
- Valle Nevado
- La Parva
- Portillo [1] is about three hours away. The Coin House ( Spanish for "Mint Palace" or simply La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile. Pablo Neruda ( July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973) was the pen name and later legal name of the Chilean writer and politician Cerro San Cristóbal is a hill in northern Santiago, Chile. It rises 880 m AMSL and about 300 m above the rest of Santiago the peak is the second O'Higgins Park ( Spanish: Parque O'Higgins named after Bernardo O'Higgins, One of the Chile 's independence fathers is Santiago Chile 's The Mapocho River (Río Mapocho flows from the Andes mountains onto the west and divides Chile 's capital Santiago in two Santa Lucía Hill (Cerro Santa Lucía is a small hill in downtown Santiago Chile. Ski Portillo Chile (usually known simply as Portillo is a Ski resort located about 2 hours drive northeast of Santiago Chile.
Some of the country's most important winegrowing areas lie in the nearby Maipo and Aconcagua Valleys. The Aconcagua River is a river in Chile that rises from the joint of two minor tributary rivers at above sea level in the Andes, Juncal river from the east (which Several vineyards are located in this area:
Cultural places to visit include:
- Museo de Bellas Artes
- Barrio Bellavista, cultural and bohemian neighborhood
- Central Station, railway station designed by Gustave Eiffel
- Víctor Jara Stadium
- Ex National Congress
- Plaza de Armas, downtown square
- Palacio de La Moneda, government palace
Main Sport Venues:
- Estadio Nacional (site of the 1962 World Cup final) 65. National Museum of Fine Arts ( Spanish: Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes or MNBA) located in Santiago, Chile, is one of the major centers Barrio Bellavista ( Bellavista Neighborhood) is an area that lies between the Mapocho River and San Cristóbal Hill in Santiago Chile. Estación Central ( Spanish for "central station" is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Alexandre Gustave Eiffel ( December 15, 1832 &ndash December 27, 1923; in French efɛl in English usually ˈaɪfəl was a French The Former National Congress Building ( ex Congreso Nacional) is the former home of the Chilean Congress. The Plaza de Armas ( Plaza of Arms is the name for the main square in many Latin American cities The Coin House ( Spanish for "Mint Palace" or simply La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile. The Estadio Nacional de Chile is the National stadium of Chile. The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup was held in Chile from May 30 to June 17. 000 all-seated
- Estadio Monumental David Arellano 62. The Estadio Monumental David Arellano is a football stadium in Santiago Chile. 000 all-seated
- Estadio Santa Laura 28. Estadio Santa Laura is a football Stadium in Independencia Santiago, Chile. 500 all-seated
- Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo 20. Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo is a multi-use Stadium in Santiago, Chile. 000 all-seated
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Religion
Most of Chile's population is Catholic and Santiago is no exception. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". According to the National Census, carried out in 2002 by the National Statistics Bureau (INE), in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, 3,129,249 people 15 and older identified themselves as Catholics, equivalent to 68. 7% of the total population, while 595,173 (13. 1%) described themselves as Evangelical Protestants. Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel Around 1. 2% of the population declared themselves as being Jehovah's Witnesses, while 0. Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination 9% identified themselves as Latter-day Saints (Mormons), 0. A Latter 25% as Jewish, 0. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ 11% as Orthodox and 0. The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to The Eastern Orthodox Church: the Eastern Christian churches of Byzantine 03% as Muslim. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Approximately 10. 4% of the population of the Metropolitan Region stated that they were atheist or agnostic, while 5. Atheism Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the 4% declared to follow other religions. [10]
Universities
Traditional
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Puc)
- Universidad de Chile (U, UCh)
- Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Usach)
- Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación (Umce)
- Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (Utem)
Non-Traditional
- Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano
- Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI)
- Universidad Alberto Hurtado (UAH)
- Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins
- Universidad Bolivariana
- Universidad Católica Raúl Silva Henríquez
- Universidad Central de Chile
- Universidad de Artes y Ciencias Sociales (Arcis)
- Universidad de Artes, Ciencias y Comunicación (UNIACC)
- Universidad de Ciencias de la Informática
- Universidad de las Américas
- Universidad de Los Andes
- Universidad del Desarrollo
- Universidad del Pacífico
- Universidad Diego Portales
- Universidad Europea de Negocios
- Universidad Finis Terrae
- Universidad Gabriela Mistral (UGM)
- Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencias y Tecnología
- Universidad Internacional SEK
- Universidad La República
- Universidad Mariano Egaña
- Universidad Mayor
- Universidad Miguel de Cervantes
- Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello (Unab)
- Universidad Pedro de Valdivia (Upv)
- Universidad Santo Tomás
- Universidad San Sebastián
- Universidad Tecnológica Vicente Pérez Rosales
Other
- Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg's Postgraduierten- und Weiterbildungszentrum der Universität Heidelberg in Santiago [2]
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) Regional Office in Santiago [3]
References
- ^ Chile Time. In Chile, the term universidades tradicionales (traditional universities is used to denote the group of universities founded before the 1980s The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC formerly PUC (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is one of Chile 's oldest universities and one of the most prestigious The University of Santiago Chile ( Usach) ( Universidad de Santiago de Chile, in Spanish) is one of the oldest public universities in Chile. The Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación is a university specialized in Pedagogy and located in the commune Metropolitan University of Technology (Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana is a university in Chile. Adolfo Ibáñez University (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI is a private university of Chile pertaining to the Adolfo Ibáñez Foundation Alberto Hurtado University (Universidad Alberto Hurtado is a Jesuit university located in downtown Santiago. The Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela ( UBV, Bolivarian University of Venezuela is a state University in Venezuela founded in 2003 by decree of University for the Arts Sciences and Communication (Universidad de las Artes Ciencias y Comunicaciones also known as the acronym "UNIACC" is a Chilean University Universidad de las Américas is a system of for-profit Universities based in Santiago Chile. The University of the Andes ( Uandes) ( Spanish: "Universidad de Los Andes" is a conservative Catholic university located in Santiago The university is specialized in Business Management and Economics, and is regarded as the best Peruvian university in these fields Diego Portales University (Universidad Diego Portales (UDP is a private University in Chile named after the Chilean statesman Diego Portales. Gabriela Mistral University (Universidad Gabriela Mistral is a privately funded University in Santiago Chile. Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello is a University in Chile. The Universidad San Sebastián is a private Chilean University with its headquarters located in Concepción. The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg ( University of Heidelberg, Ruperto Carola, Heidelberg University, or simply Heidelberg) is a Founded in 1994 Harvard 's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS works to increase knowledge of the cultures economies histories environment and contemporary World Time Zones . org. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
- ^ Chile Summer Time. World Time Zones . org. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
- ^ Brief report of the fire (Spanish)
- ^ [Ecoamérica]. Cruzada ambiental por el Mapocho limpio (Spanish). Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. “permitirá pasar del 68 al 81% en el tratamiento de las aguas servidas”
- ^ El Mercurio. Región Metropolitana saneará el 100% de aguas servidas al 2010 (Spanish). Fundación Terram. Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
- ^ [Regional Metropolitana del Medio Ambiente]. Agua, Recurso Escaso y Vital (Spanish). Retrieved on 2008-11-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 “se calcula que sólo el 77% de las industrias del país cumple con la norma de RILES existente”
- ^ Mapocho urbano limpio: El río soñado. Retrieved on 2008-11-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 “Proyecto Mapocho Urbano Limpio”
- ^ Fundación Futuro. Proyecto Mapocho (Spanish).
- ^ [Regional Metropolitana del Medio Ambiente]. Ruidos molestos en Santiago (Spanish). Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. “cerca de un 70% de la población santiaguina está expuesta a serias interferencias de su sueño por ruido que excede 65 dB”
- ^ INE, Chile, 2002 Census
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