Political Divisions
Greater Santiago lacks a metropolitan government for its administration, which is currently distributed between various authorities, complicating the operation of the city as a single entity. The highest authority in Santiago is considered to be the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, an unelected delegate of the president.
The whole of Greater Santiago does not fit perfectly into any administrative division, as it extends into four different provinces and 37 communes. The majority of its 641.4 km2 (247.65 sq mi) (as of 2002) lie within Santiago Province, with some peripheral areas contained in the provinces of Cordillera, Maipo, and Talagante.
| Communes in Santiago Province |
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Santiago |
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Cerrillos |
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Cerro Navia |
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Conchalí |
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El Bosque |
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Estación Central |
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Huechuraba |
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Independencia |
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La Cisterna |
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La Florida |
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La Granja |
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La Pintana |
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La Reina |
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Las Condes |
|
Lo Barnechea |
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Lo Espejo |
|
Lo Prado |
|
Macul |
|
Maipú |
|
Ñuñoa |
|
Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
|
Peñalolén |
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Providencia |
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Pudahuel |
|
Quilicura |
|
Quinta Normal |
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Recoleta |
|
Renca |
|
San Joaquín |
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San Miguel |
|
San Ramón |
|
Vitacura |
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| Communes in other provinces |
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