Maipú

Maipú is a commune in the in the in , forming part of the Greater Santiago conurbation. It was founded on 16 February 1821 and is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Maipú, where Chile's independence was consolidated.
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  • Type: Suburb with 515,000 residents
  • Description: commune of Chile
  • Also known as: “Maipu” and “Maipú, Chile”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Votive Temple of Maipú and Museo del Carmen de Maipú.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Catholic church located in the commune of Maipú. The height of this basilica is 300 feet tall.

Museum
Photo: MuseoDelCarmenCommons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum.

Pitch
Photo: Columna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-use in Maipu, . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santiago Morning. The stadium holds 3,400 people and was built in 1984.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Chile and Lo Espejo.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is one of the most important regions of . It is where you will find Santiago, a number of charming small towns in the Andean highlands, the largest ski resort in Chile, and important seaside ports like Valparaiso.

Suburb
Photo: Gobierno de Chile, CC BY 2.0.
is a commune in the of the in , southwest of the . It has 87,295 inhabitants. is situated 6 km east of Maipú.

Suburb
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is a commune of located in , . It is named after President . is situated 8 km east of Maipú.

Maipú

Latitude
-33.5094° or 33° 30′ 34″ south
Longitude
-70.7562° or 70° 45′ 22″ west
Population
515,000
Elevation
478 metres (1,568 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CL MAI
Open location code
47RFF6RV+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2463430865
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3880980
Wiki­data ID
Q16918
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Satellite Map

Discover Maipú from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Maipú” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مايبو”
  • Basque: “Maipú”
  • Bulgarian: “Маипу”
  • Catalan: “Maipú”
  • Cebuano: “Maipu”
  • Chinese: “Maipú”
  • Chinese: “迈普”
  • Chinese: “邁普”
  • Dutch: “Maipú”
  • French: “Maipú”
  • Georgian: “მაიპუ”
  • German: “Maipú”
  • Hindi: “माइपू”
  • Italian: “Maipú”
  • Japanese: “マイプ”
  • Korean: “마이푸”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Maipú”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maipú”
  • Norwegian: “Maipú”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Maipú”
  • Persian: “مایپو”
  • Portuguese: “Maipú”
  • Romanian: “Maipú”
  • Russian: “Маипу”
  • Russian: “Майпу”
  • Serbian: “Маипу”
  • Spanish: “Maipú (Chile)”
  • Spanish: “Maipú (ciudad)”
  • Spanish: “Maipú (Santiago de Chile)”
  • Spanish: “Maipú (Santiago)”
  • Spanish: “Maipú”
  • Spanish: “maipucino”
  • Spanish: “Maipuyu”
  • Swedish: “Maipú”
  • Tatar: “Майпу”
  • Turkish: “Maipú, Şili”
  • Ukrainian: “Майпу”
  • Urdu: “ماپو، چلی”
  • Vietnamese: “Maipú”
  • Volapük: “Maipú”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Maipú, Chile”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Maipú”

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