Santiago

Summary

Santiago is a city in Chile^[1]. Santiago ranks in the top 1% of city_in_chile entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,337 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Santiago is located in Santiago Metropolitan Region^[3].
• Santiago is in the country of Chile^[4].
• Santiago is on the body of water Mapocho River^[5].
• Santiago's instance of is recorded as city in Chile^[6].
• Santiago's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Santiago's instance of is recorded as largest city^[8].
• Santiago's instance of is recorded as global city^[9].
• Santiago's official language is recorded as Spanish^[10].
• Santiago's shares border with is recorded as Cordón de Chacabuco^[11].
• Santiago's founder is recorded as Pedro de Valdivia^[12].
• St. James the Elder is named after Santiago^[13].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[14].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Paulo^[15].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Madrid^[16].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[17].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kyiv^[18].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Riga^[19].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minneapolis^[20].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santiago de Querétaro^[21].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tunis^[22].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as La Paz^[23].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Manila^[24].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as San José^[25].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buenos Aires^[26].
• Santiago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hefei^[27].

Body

Geography

Santiago is in the country of Chile^[4]. Santiago is located in Santiago Metropolitan Region^[3]. Santiago is on the body of water Mapocho River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+5128590'}^[28] and {'amount': '+6257516'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in Chile^[6], big city^[7], largest city^[8], and global city^[9].

History and Context

1541 marks the founding of Santiago^[30]. St. James the Elder is named after Santiago^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Santiago include Red Metropolitana de Movilidad^[31], a public transport network^[32], in Chile^[33], founded in 2007^[34].

Why It Matters

Santiago ranks in the top 1% of city_in_chile entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,337 views/month).^[2] Santiago has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Santiago is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Santiago include Red Metropolitana de Movilidad^[31], a public transport network^[32], in Chile^[33], founded in 2007^[34].