Greater Concepción
Gran Concepción | |
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| Nickname: Pencopolis | |
Gran Concepción (Metropolis of Concepción) | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′0″S 73°07′0″W / 36.78333°S 73.11667°W | |
| Region | Biobío |
| Province | Concepción Province |
| Foundation | October 5, 1550 |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2017)2 | |
| • Metro | 1,001,285 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Chile Time (CLT)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (Chile Summer Time (CLST)) |
| Website | concepcion.cl |
Gran Concepción is the third largest conurbation in Chile, after Greater Santiago and Greater Valparaíso, with 945,650 inhabitants according to the 2012 pre census.