Gran Concepción is the third largest conurbation in

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, after

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and

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, with 945,650 inhabitants according to the 2012 pre census.

Overview

It takes its name after the city of Concepción, the regional capital and main city. The agglomeration is composed of: * Concepción * Talcahuano * Chiguayante * San Pedro de la Paz * Hualpén *

Penco Penco (Mapudungun: See (''Pen''), Water (''Ko'')), is a Chilean city and commune in Concepción Province, Bío Bío Region on the Bay of Concepción. Founded as the city of Concepción del Nuevo Extremo ('beginning of the new extreme') on Febru ...

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* Coronel *

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* Hualqui Gran Concepción has also the second largest concentration of universities in Chile. Apart from the so-called Traditional Universities, it has several private institutions. The Universidad de Concepción is the most important university in the conurbation. There is also a

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system which serves most of the communes ( es, comunas) in the conurbation:

Biotren The Biotren ( es, Biotrén) is an at-grade urban commuter rail system that serves a large part of the city of Concepción, Chile, capital of the region of Bío-Bío, also known as Greater Concepción or Concepción Metropolitan Area, both s ...

Commerce

The commerce in Greater Concepcion is mostly located in Concepcion city center, also in the Mall Plaza el Trebol, in Talcahuano.

Education

Universities

* Universidad de Concepción (Concepción) * Universidad del Bío-Bío (Concepción) * Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (Concepción) * Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (Hualpén) *

Universidad de Los Lagos The University of Los Lagos ( es, Universidad de Los Lagos) is a university in Chile. It is a derivative university part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. It currently operates various campuses: the main campus in Osorno, and others in An ...

(Concepción) * Universidad del Desarrollo (Concepción) * Universidad San Sebastián (Concepción) *

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(Talcahuano) *

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(Concepción) * Universidad Tecnológica de Chile (Talcahuano) * Universidad de las Américas (Concepción) * Universidad La República (Concepción) * Universidad ARCIS (Concepción) *

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(Concepción) * Universidad de Pedro de Valdivia (Concepción) * Universidad del Pacífico (Concepción)

Institutes

References

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