Greater Concepción

Gran Concepción
Nickname(s): Pencopolis

Gran Concepción (Metropolis of Concepción)
Coordinates: 36°47′0″S 73°07′0″W / 36.78333°S 73.11667°W / -36.78333; -73.11667Coordinates: 36°47′0″S 73°07′0″W / 36.78333°S 73.11667°W / -36.78333; -73.11667
Region Biobío
Province Concepción Province
Foundation October 5, 1550
Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
Population (2010 (ESTIMATE))2
 • Metro 945,650
Time zone UTC-4 (Chile Time (CLT)[1])
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (Chile Summer Time (CLST)[2])
Website concepcion.cl
Satellite image of Greater Concepción

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

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

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)

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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