Bio Bio ( Spanish: Biobío ) is an administrative region [1] in central Chile . Includes 3 provinces and 33 communes.
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| Bio Bio Area | |||||
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| Spanish Región del Biobío | |||||
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| A country |  Chile | ||||
| Includes | 4 provinces 54 communes | ||||
| Adm. Centre | Concepcion | ||||
| Head of area | Maria Angelica Fuentes | ||||
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| Square | 23,890.2 km² | ||||
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| Timezone | UTC-4 | ||||
| Largest cities | Concepcion , Talcahuano , Chillan , Los Angeles , Chiguayante , Walpen , Coronel | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 1,557,414 people ( 2017 ) ( 3rd place ) | ||||
| Density | 64.38 people / km² | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | ||||
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| ISO 3166-2 Code | CL-BI | ||||
| Telephone code | 41,42,43 | ||||
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Territory - 23890.2 km². [2] The population is 1557414 people [3] (2017). The population density is 64.38 people / km². [4] .
The administrative center is the city of Concepcion .
Content
Location
The area borders:
- in the north - Newble region
- in the east - Argentina
- in the south - Araucania region
- in the west - the Pacific Ocean
Demographics
According to information collected during the 2002 census by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the population of the region is: [5]
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Largest settlements [6]
- Concepcion - 212 003 people. (2002)
- Talcahuano - 161 692 people. (2002)
- Los Angeles - 117,972 people (2002)
- Coronel - 91,469 (2002)
- Walpen - 85 928 people (2002)
- Chiguayante - 81,238 people (2002)
Administrative Division
The region includes 4 provinces and 54 communes; since September 6, 2018, 3 provinces and 33 communes.
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Links
Notes
- ↑ Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries . - 3rd ed. reslave. and add. - M .: Nedra, 1986. - S. 6. - 459 p.
- ↑ Chilean Territorial Information System (Spanish)
- ↑ Excluding Newbele Province Separated in 2018
- ↑ 2017 Chile Census (Spanish)
- ↑ Territorial division of Chile (PDF) (link not available) . Date of treatment December 30, 2010. Archived April 4, 2013.
- ↑ Census of Chile's Cities, Towns, and Villages 2002 ( PDF ) (Spanish)