Concepción Province, Chile
province in Bío Bío Region, Chile
The Province of Concepción (Spanish: Provincia de Concepción) is one of the 4 provinces in the Biobío Region, with capital based in Concepción, part of the Greater Concepción conurbation.
Concepción Province
Provincia de Concepción | |
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Coordinates: 36°58′S 72°56′W / 36.967°S 72.933°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Biobío |
Capital | Concepción |
Boroughs | |
Government | |
• Type | Provincial |
• Governor | Eric Aedo Jeldres |
Area | |
• 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 | |
• Men | 441,953 |
• Women | 470,936 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [2]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [3]) |
Area code | 56 + 41 |
Website | Government of Concepción (in Spanish) |
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change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (in Spanish) "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2012.