Metropolitana Region of Chile - Definition and Overview

Región Metropolitana de Santiago

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Capital	Santiago
Intendant	Marcelo Trivelli
Provinces (City) Santiago (Santiago) Chacabuco (Colina) Cordillera (Puente Alto) Maipo (San Bernardo) Melipilla (Melipilla) Talagante (Talagante)	Governor Paula Forttes Loreto Amunátegui Osvaldo Correa José Eugenio Letelier Paula Zúñiga Felipe Berríos
Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water	Ranked xxx xxx km² xxx km² xxx km² xxx %
Population   - 2002 Census   - Density	Ranked 1st 6,061,185 xxx /km²
Latitude	xxx
Longitude	xxx
ISO 3166-2	CL-RM

Santiago Metropolitan Region is a landlocked region located in central Chile. It is the country's most populated region. It contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Most commerce and administrative centers are located in this region, including Chile's main international airport Arturo Merino Benítez. The region was created in 1974, during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

Regions of Chile
I Region of Tarapacá | II Region of Antofagasta | III Region of Atacama | IV Region of Coquimbo | V Region of Valparaíso | VI Region of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | VII Region of the Maule | VIII Region of the Biobío | IX Region of La Araucanía | X Region of Los Lagos | XI Region of Aisén of General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo | XII Region of Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica
Santiago Metropolitan Region

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