Concepción, Chile
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Concepción La Concepción de María Purísima del Nuevo Extremo (original name) |
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Collage from Concepción, Top: Skyline; Upper left: University of Concepción; Upper right: Store in downtown; Middle left: Ecuador Park; Middle center: Bonilla/Alonso de Ribera Highway; Middle right: University of Concepción clock tower; Lower left: Lautaro statue; Lower center: San Sebastián University; Bottom center: Court of Appeals; Bottom right: Biotrén.
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| Nickname(s): Biobío's Pearl, The University City, The cradle of Chilean rock | ||||||
| Motto: La Capital del Sur de Chile The Capital of Southern Chile |
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| Coordinates (Alcalde's office): 36°49′41.50″S 73°03′04.93″W / 36.8281944°S 73.0513694°WCoordinates: 36°49′41.50″S 73°03′04.93″W / 36.8281944°S 73.0513694°W | ||||||
| Country | Chile | |||||
| Region | Bío Bío | |||||
| Province | Concepción | |||||
| Founded | October 5, 1550 | |||||
| Founded by | Pedro de Valdivia | |||||
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| • Type | Municipality | |||||
| • Alcalde | Álvaro Ortiz (DC) | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| • City and Commune | 222 km2 (86 sq mi) | |||||
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | |||||
| Population (2006) | ||||||
| • City and Commune | 292,589 | |||||
| • Density | 1,318/km2 (3,410/sq mi) | |||||
| • Metro | 1,322,581 | |||||
| Demonym(s) | Penquist | |||||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC−4) | |||||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) | |||||
| Post code | 3349001 | |||||
| Telephone prefix | 56 + 41 | |||||
| Climate | Csb | |||||
| Website | Official website (Spanish) | |||||
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Concepción (
pronunciation ), in full Concepción de la Madre Santísima de la Luz (Conception of the Blessed Mother of Light), is a Chilean city and commune belonging to the metropolitan area of Greater Concepción, it is one of the largest urban conurbations of Chile. It has a significant impact on domestic trade being part of the region with most industrialization of the country and politically it has the second majority of representatives in the National Congress of Chile. Its location is in the called Zona Centro Sur (Central South Zone), in the geographic center of the country, and it is the capital of the Concepción Province and Bío Bío Region.
Greater Concepción (Gran Concepción, including Talcahuano, San Pedro de la Paz, Hualpén, Chiguayante, Penco, Tomé, Lota, Coronel, Hualqui and Concepción) is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 945,650 inhabitants (2012 census). Individually, it is the 11th largest commune in the country, with a population of 229,665.
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