Maipú, Urban commune in Santiago Province, Chile
Located at 450 meters elevation, Maipú extends across 133 square kilometers in the southwest region of Santiago Metropolitan Area with 521,627 residents.
The Battle of Maipú on April 5, 1818, marked a defining moment in Chilean independence when local forces defeated the Spanish royal army.
The Votive Temple, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, stands as a national sanctuary where Pope Francis conducted a celebration in 2018.
The commune connects to central Santiago through five stations on Metro Line 5 and an extensive network of Red metropolitan buses.
Between 1992 and 2002, Maipú experienced an extraordinary population surge of 82.6 percent, adding 211,840 new residents to the commune.
Location: Santiago province
Inception: 1821
Elevation above the sea: 450 m
Website: http://municipalidadmaipu.cl
GPS coordinates: -33.51667,-70.76667
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:32
Votive Temple of Maipú
657 m
Mundomágico
7.9 km
Estadio Municipal Sin Iluminacion
8.7 km
Feria Lo Valledor
8.6 km
Cerro de Chena
9.4 km
Zanjón de la Aguada
9.4 km
SMAPA
1.3 km
National Aerospace Museum
7.2 km
Estadio Santiago Bueras
1.9 km
Memorial de Villa Francia
6.5 km
Cerro Primo de Rivera
2.7 km
Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio
7.3 km
Terminal Pesquero de Santiago
7.9 km
Museo del Carmen de Maipú
680 m
Santuario Padre Hurtado
9.5 km
Parque Bernardo Leighton
8.8 km
Memorial a Salomón Sack
5.8 km
Estadio Municipal Benito Juárez
3.2 km
Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo Cerrillos
6.3 km
Mercado Municipal de Maipú
1.5 km
Gimnasio Boston College
5.8 km
Portal Ochagavía
9.3 km
Iglesia de San José Benito Cottolengo
5.3 km
Biblioteca Pública de Cerrillos
5.2 km
Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
9.1 km
Casa y parque de la quinta de Las Rosas de Maipú
2.7 km
Edificio Delphos
6.9 km
Monolito Recordatorio en frontis de la Municipalidad de Pudahuel
8.2 kmReviews
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