Greater Concepción
| Gran Concepción | |
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| Nickname(s): Pencopolis | |
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| Coordinates: 36°47′0″S 73°07′0″W / 36.783333°S 73.116667°WCoordinates: 36°47′0″S 73°07′0″W / 36.783333°S 73.116667°W | |
| Region | Biobío |
| Province | Concepción Province |
| Foundation | October 5, 1550 |
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| • Mayor | |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2010 (ESTIMATE))2 | |
| • Metro | 1,100,000 |
| Time zone | Chile Time (CLT)[1] (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | Chile Summer Time (CLST)[2] (UTC-3) |
| Website | concepcion.cl |
Gran Concepción is the second largest conurbation in Chile, after Greater Santiago with 1,013,856 inhabitants. According to the National Statistics Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE), the population projection for 2012 is 1,019,775 inhabitants.
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 suburban train system which serves most of the communes (Spanish: comunas) in the conurbation: Biotren.
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[edit] Barrio Estación
Across from the "Concepción" suburban train station is the popular Barrio Estación, the biggest concentration of bars, pubs, and clubs in the city. In most places you can enjoy live music, have local food, drink and meet people.
[edit] Commerce
The commerce in Greater Concepcion is mostly located in Concepcion city center, also in the Mall Plaza el Trebol, in Talcahuano.
[edit] Education
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] References
- ^ "Chile Time". World Time Zones .org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". World Time Zones .org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
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