Concepción Province, Chile
| Concepción Province Provincia de Concepción |
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 Concepción Province
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| Coordinates: 36°58′S 72°56′W / 36.967°S 72.933°WCoordinates: 36°58′S 72°56′W / 36.967°S 72.933°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Biobío |
| Capital | Concepción |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Eric Aedo Jeldres |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 3,439.3 km2 (1,327.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 912,889 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 879,854 |
| • Rural | 33,035 |
| Sex[1] | |
| • Men | 441,953 |
| • Women | 470,936 |
| Time zone | CLT [2] (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [3] (UTC-3) |
| Area code(s) | 56 + 41 |
| Website | Government of Concepción |
Concepción Province (Spanish: Provincia de Concepción) is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Biobío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago.
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[edit] Administration
As a province, Concepción is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.
[edit] Communes
The province comprises twelve communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council.
[edit] Geography and demography
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 3,439.3 km2 (1,328 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 912,889 inhabitants (441,953 men and 470,936 women), giving it a population density of 265.4 /km2 (687 /sq mi). 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).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e (Spanish) "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). National Statistics Institute. 2007. http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/dpa_completa.pdf. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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