Melipilla
Sign in to saveMelipilla (Mapudungun for "four Pillans") is a Chilean commune and capital city of the province of the same name. It is part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region and is a significant satellite city of the Chilean capital.
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- Melipilla
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- City and Commune
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- Location of the Melipillia commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region
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- Location of the Melipillia commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region
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- Location in Chile
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- Chile
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- Santiago Metro.
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- Melipilla
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Melipilla (Mapudungun for "four Pillans") is a Chilean commune and capital city of the province of the same name. It is part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region and is a significant satellite city of the Chilean capital.
The Melipilla commune borders 10 other communes, María Pinto, and a portion of Curacaví to the north; San Pedro and Alhué to the south; Isla de Maipo, El Monte, Peñaflor, Padre Hurtado in the Talagante Province, and Paine in the Maipo Province to the east; and San Antonio in the Valparaíso Region. It has an area of . According to the 2017 census, the commune alone has 123,627 residents and is projected to have 141,612 residents by 2020. thumb|Centro Cultural Teatro Serrano thumb|Catedral de San José thumb|Pomaire thumb|Panoramic view of the city of Melipilla ==Climate==