Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Región Metropolitana de Santiago | |
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Montage of Santiago Metropolitan Region | |
Map of Santiago Metropolitan Region | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′16″S 70°39′01″W / 33.43778°S 70.65028°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Capital | Santiago |
| Provinces | Santiago, Chacabuco, Cordillera, Maipo, Melipilla, Talagante |
| Government | |
| • Regional governor | Claudio Orrego |
| • Presidencial Regional Delegate | Gonzalo Andrés Durán Baronti |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,403.2 km2 (5,947.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15 |
| Highest elevation | 6,570 m (21,560 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 7,036,792 |
| • Rank | 1 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Total | $175.108 billion (2014) |
| • Per capita | $39,000 (2024) |
| ISO 3166 code | CL-RM |
| HDI (2022) | 0.890 very high |
| Website | (in Spanish) Gobierno Regional Metropolitano de Santiago |
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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.