. . "Central Chile (Zona central) is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950. It is home to a majority of the Chilean population and includes the three largest metropolitan areas- Santiago, Valpara\u00EDso, and Concepci\u00F3n. It extends from about 32\u00B0 south latitude to about 37\u00B0 south latitude."@en .