Greater Concepción

Gran Concepción is the third largest conurbation in Chile, after Greater Santiago and Greater Valparaíso, with 945,650 inhabitants according to the 2012 pre census.

Gran Concepción
Nickname(s): 
Pencopolis
Gran Concepción (Metropolis of Concepción)
Coordinates: 36°47′0″S 73°07′0″W
RegionBiobío
ProvinceConcepción Province
FoundationOctober 5, 1550
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2017)2
 • Metro
1,001,285
Time zoneUTC-4 (Chile Time (CLT)[1])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (Chile Summer Time (CLST)[2])
Websiteconcepcion.cl
Satellite image of Greater Concepción

Overview

It takes its name after the city of Concepción, the regional capital and main city.

The agglomeration is composed of:

Gran Concepción has also the second largest concentration of universities in Chile. Apart from the so-called Traditional Universities, it has several private institutions. The Universidad de Concepción is the most important university in the conurbation.

There is also a commuter rail system which serves most of the communes (Spanish: comunas) in the conurbation: Biotren.

Commerce

The commerce in Greater Concepcion is mostly located in Concepcion city center, also in the Mall Plaza el Trebol, in Talcahuano.

Education

Universities
  • Universidad de Concepción (Concepción)
  • Universidad del Bío-Bío (Concepción)
  • Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (Concepción)
  • Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (Hualpén)
  • Universidad de Los Lagos (Concepción)
  • Universidad del Desarrollo (Concepción)
  • Universidad San Sebastián (Concepción)
  • Universidad Andrés Bello (Talcahuano)
  • Universidad Santo Tomás (Concepción)
  • Universidad Tecnológica de Chile (Talcahuano)
  • Universidad de las Américas (Concepción)
  • Universidad La República (Concepción)
  • Universidad ARCIS (Concepción)
  • Universidad Bolivariana (Concepción)
  • Universidad de Pedro de Valdivia (Concepción)
  • Universidad del Pacífico (Concepción)

Institutes
  • Instituto Profesional INACAP (Talcahuano)
  • Instituto Profesional DuocUC (Concepción)
  • Instituto Profesional Santo Tomás (Concepción)
  • Instituto Profesional AIEP (Concepción)
  • Instituto Profesional Providencia (Concepción)
  • Instituto de Estudios Bancarios Guillermo Subercaseaux (Concepción)
  • Instituto Profesional Virginio Gómez (Concepción)
  • Instituto Profesional Diego Portales (Concepción)
  • Instituto Tecnológico UCSC (Talcahuano)
  • Instituto Profesional La Araucana (Concepción)
  • Instituto Profesional Valle Central (Concepción)
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References
  1. "Chile Time". World Time Zones .org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  2. "Chile Summer Time". World Time Zones .org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
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