Santiago Province, Chile

Santiago Province Provincia de Santiago
Province
Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, a large boulevard in downtown Santiago.
Location in the Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago Province Location in Chile
Coordinates: 33°25′S 70°33′W / 33.417°S 70.550°W / -33.417; -70.550
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metropolitan
Capital	Santiago
Communes	List of 32
Government
• Presidential Provincial Delegate	None
Area [1]
• Total	2,030.3 km2 (783.9 sq mi)
• Rank	4
Population  (2012 Census)[1]
• Total	4,997,637
• Rank	1
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code	56 + 2

Santiago Province (Spanish: Provincia de Santiago) is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM) of central Chile. It encompasses the majority of the population of that region, including 31 of the 36 communities of Greater Santiago. The province spans 2,030.30 km (1,262 mi).^[1]