Greater Concepción

Greater Concepción is a metropolitan Area that surrounds the city of Concepción, with another 9 cities being the primary commercial center in the VIII region, Chile.

Gran Concepción
Nickname: 
Pencopolis
Gran Concepción (Metropolis of Concepción)
Gran Concepción (Metropolis of Concepción)
Coordinates: 36°47′0″S 73°07′0″W
RegionBiobío
ProvinceConcepción Province
FoundationOctober 5, 1550
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2010 (ESTIMATE))2
  Metro
1,100,000
Demographics
  LanguageSpanish
Time zoneUTC-4 (Chile Time (CLT)[1])
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (Chile Summer Time (CLST)[2])
Websiteconcepcion.cl

Communes

Education

Universities

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)

Notes

  1. "Chile Time". World Time Zones .org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  2. "Chile Summer Time". World Time Zones .org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-05-05.

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