Santiago | region, Chile | Britannica
Santiago, región metropolitana, central Chile, bordering Argentina on the east, Valparaíso region on the north and west, and O'Higgins region on the south. 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.
