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Concepción Province, Chile

FieldValue
nameConcepción Province
native_nameProvincia de Concepción
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_shieldCoat of Arms of Concepción Province (Chile).svg
shield_size75px
image_sealLogo de la Gobernación Provincial de Concepción.svg
image_mapProvincia de Concepción.svg
map_altLocation in the Bío Bío Region
map_captionLocation in the Bío Bío Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_mapsize175
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Bío Bío
parts_stylecoll
p1Concepción
p2Coronel
p3Chiguayante
p4Florida
p5Hualpén
p6Hualqui
p7Lota
p8Penco
p9San Pedro de la Paz
p10Santa Juana
p11Talcahuano
p12Tomé
seat_typeCapital
seatConcepción
government_typeProvincial
leader_partyRN
leader_titleGovernor
leader_nameJulio Anativia Zamora
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km23439.0
population_footnotes
population_total959336
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank1879,854
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank233,035
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info1441,953
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info2470,936
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code56 + 41
website[Government of Concepción](http://www.gobernacionconcepcion.gov.cl/curriculum.html)

Concepción Province () is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago.

Administration

As a province, Concepción is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.

Communes

The province comprises twelve communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council.

  • Concepción
  • Coronel
  • Chiguayante
  • Florida
  • Hualpén
  • Hualqui
  • Lota
  • Penco
  • San Pedro de la Paz
  • Santa Juana
  • Talcahuano
  • Tomé

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 3439.3 sqkm and had a population of 912,889 inhabitants (441,953 men and 470,936 women), giving it a population density of 265.4 PD/sqkm. It is the second most populated province after the more than five times larger Santiago Province (pop. 4,668,473). Of these, 879,854 (96.4%) lived in urban areas and 33,035 (3.6%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 8.5% (71,444 persons).

References

References

  1. (2007). "División Político Administrativa y Censal 2007 (Territorial division of Chile and the 2007 Census)". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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