Santiago | Chile, Map, & Population | Britannica
Santiago, created a province in 1826 and a metropolitan region in 1974, is divided into the provinces of Santiago, Chacabuco, Cordillera, Maipo, Melipilla, and Talagante. It spans the fertile Central Valley and the Andean cordillera. Winter rains and snowmelt in the watershed of the Maipo River supply the water used for power development and ...