Bío Bío Region
The Bío Bío Region (Spanish: Región del Biobío) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Concepción, the second city of Chile after the national capital, Santiago.
| Bío Bío Region (VIII Región del Biobío) | |||
| Region of Chile | |||
 The Biobío at Concepción close to where it meets the sea
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| Country |  Chile
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| Provinces | Bío Bío, Concepción, Arauco | ||
| Capital | Concepción | ||
| - coordinates | 36°50′S 73°03′W / 36.833°S 73.050°W | ||
| Lowest point | Pacific Ocean | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Area | 23,890.2 km² (9,224 sq mi) [1] | ||
| Population | 1,557,414 (2017) [2] | ||
| Density | 65 /km² (168 /sq mi) | ||
| Intendant | Jorge Ulloa | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-BI | ||
 Bío Bío, in red, in Chile
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| Website: Official website (in Spanish) | |||
The region is named after its main river: the Bío Bío river.
HistoryEdit
The Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded the city of Concepción in 1550 at the mouth of the Bío Bío river. He died in 1553 during the Arauco War against the Mapuche people.
The Region has been hit by many earthquakes, including the most powerful earthquake ever recorded (the Great Chilean Earthquake in 1960) and the earthquake of 2010, when many communities in the region were greatly affected by the earthquake and the following tsunami.
GeographyEdit
The Bío Bío region has area of 23,890.2 km2 (9,224.1 sq mi).[1]
It borders the Ñuble region to the north, Argentina to the east, the Araucanía region to the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.[1]
The main river in the region is the
PopulationEdit
The Bío Bío Region, with 1,557,414 inhabitants (2017 census), is the third region with more people living in it, after the Valparaíso Region. Its population density was 65.2.
AdministrationEdit
The Bío Bío region is further subdivided into three provinces: Arauco, Bío Bío and Concepción.
| Province | Capital | Code | Comuna | Area[1] (km²) |
Population[1] (2002) |
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| Concepción (081) | Concepción | 08101 | 23 Concepción | 221.6 | 216,061 |
| 08102 | 24 Coronel | 279.4 | 95,528 | ||
| 08103 | 22 Chiguayante | 71.5 | 81,302 | ||
| 08104 | 25 Florida | 608.6 | 10,177 | ||
| 08105 | 27 Hualqui | 530.5 | 18,768 | ||
| 08106 | 28 Lota | 135.8 | 49,089 | ||
| 08107 | 29 Penco | 107.6 | 46,016 | ||
| 08108 | 30 San Pedro de la Paz | 112.5 | 80,447 | ||
| 08109 | 31 Santa Juana | 731.2 | 12,713 | ||
| 08110 | 32 Talcahuano | 92.3 | 163,626 | ||
| 08111 | 33 Tomé | 494.5 | 52,440 | ||
| 08112 | 26 Hualpén | 53.5 | 86,722 | ||
| Total of Concepción province | 3,439.0 | 912,889 | |||
| Arauco (082) | Lebu | ||||
| 08201 | 5 Lebu | 561.4 | 25,035 | ||
| 08202 | 1 Arauco | 956.1 | 34,873 | ||
| 08203 | 2 Cañete | 1,089.2 | 31,270 | ||
| 08204 | 3 Contulmo | 638.8 | 5,838 | ||
| 08205 | 4 Curanilahue | 994.3 | 31,943 | ||
| 08206 | 6 Los Álamos | 599.1 | 18,632 | ||
| 08207 | 7 Tirúa | 624.4 | 9,664 | ||
| Total of Arauco province | 5,463.3 | 157,255 | |||
| Bío Bío (083) | Los Ángeles | ||||
| 08301 | 12 Los Ángeles | 1,748.2 | 166,556 | ||
| 08302 | 9 Antuco | 1,884.1 | 3,908 | ||
| 08303 | 10 Cabrero | 640.8 | 25,282 | ||
| 08304 | 11 Laja | 339.8 | 22,404 | ||
| 08305 | 13 Mulchén | 1,925.3 | 29,003 | ||
| 08306 | 14 Nacimiento | 934.9 | 25,971 | ||
| 08307 | 15 Negrete | 156.5 | 8,579 | ||
| 08308 | 16 Quilaco | 1,123.7 | 4,021 | ||
| 08309 | 17 Quilleco | 1,121.8 | 10,428 | ||
| 08310 | 18 San Rosendo | 92.4 | 3,918 | ||
| 08311 | 19 Santa Bárbara | 1,254.9 | 12,943 | ||
| 08312 | 20 Tucapel | 914.9 | 12,777 | ||
| 08313 | 21 Yumbel | 727.0 | 20,498 | ||
| 08314 | 8 Alto Biobío | 2,124.6 | 7,027 | ||
| Total of Bío Bío province | 14,987.9 | 353,315 | |||
| Total of the region | 37,068.7 | 1,861,562 | |||
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Región del Bío-Bío" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Población país y regiones - Actualización 2002-2012 y Proyección 2013-2020" (XLS) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Bío-Bío Region at Wikimedia Commons- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional del Bío Bío Official website (in Spanish)
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| Arica y Parinacota | Tarapacá | Antofagasta | Atacama | Coquimbo | Valparaíso | O'Higgins | Maule | Ñuble | Bío Bío | La Araucanía | Los Ríos | Los Lagos | Aysén | Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena | RM Santiago | |