Concepción Province, Chile

Concepción Province Provincia de Concepción
Province
Location in the Biobío Region
Coordinates: 36°58′S 72°56′W
Country	Chile
Region	Biobío
Capital	Concepción
Boroughs	List Concepción Coronel Chiguayante Florida Hualpén Hualqui Lota Penco San Pedro de la Paz Santa Juana Talcahuano Tomé
Government
• Type	Provincial
• Governor	Eric Aedo Jeldres
Area [1]
• Total	3,439.3 km^2 (1,327.9 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)[1]
• Total	912,889
• Density	270/km^2 (690/sq mi)
• Urban	879,854
• Rural	33,035
Sex [1]
• 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)

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.

Administration

Communes

• Concepción
• Coronel
• Chiguayante
• Florida
• Hualpén
• Hualqui
• Lota
• Penco
• San Pedro de la Paz
• Santa Juana
• Talcahuano
• Tomé

References

1. (in Spanish) "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2012.