Concepción, Chile

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Concepción
La Concepción de María Purísima
del Nuevo Extremo (oreeginal name)
—  Ceety an Commune  —
Panoramic vista o Concepcion center, Top o left:Bell Tower in Concepcion University, Top o richt:Aerial view o Concepcion Bay, middle: Concepcion courts o palace, Bottom o left:Indepence Square, Bottom o richt:Pairk o Ecuador
Flag of Concepcion
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Coat of arms
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Eik-name(s): Biobío's Pearl
Motto: La Capital del Sur de Chile
The Caipital o the Sooth o Chile
Location in the Biobío Region
Location in the Biobío Region
Location in Chile
Concepción
Location in Chile
Coordinates (alcalde's office): 36°49′41.50″S 73°03′04.93″W / 36.828194°S 73.0513694°W / -36.828194; -73.0513694
Kintra Chile
Region Biobío
Province Concepción
Foondit 5 October 1550
Foonder Pedro de Valdivia
Govrenment
 - Alcalde Patricio Kuhn (UDI)
Aurie
 - Ceety an Commune 222 km2 (85.7 sq mi)
Indwallers (2006)
 - Ceety an Commune 292,589
 Densitie 1,318/km2 (3,413.6/sq mi)
 Metro 1,322,581
Demonym Penquista
Time zone CLT (UTC−4)
 - Simmer (DST) CLST (UTC−3)
Post code 3349001
Telephone prefix 56 + 41
Wabsteid Municipality o Concepción

Concepción is a ceety an commune o Chile. The ceety is the seicont-lairgest conurbation (Greater Concepción), wi a population o aroond 889,725 an aurie o 222 km2. Its the maist populous ceety an metropolitan aurie in the sooth o Chile, an is the caipital o the Concepción Province an the Region o Bio-Bío.

Inhabitants o Concepción are referred tae as "Penquista" . The ceety is nicknamed bi Concepción's inhabitants the "La Perla del Bio-Bío" .

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Twin touns — Sister Ceeties [edit]

Concepción is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:

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