Bío Bío Region facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bío Bío Region (VIII Región del Biobío) |
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| Region of Chile | |||
 The Biobío at Concepción close to where it meets the sea
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Provinces | Bío Bío, Concepción, Arauco | ||
| Capital | Concepción | ||
| - coordinates | 36°50′S 73°03′W / 36.833°S 73.050°W | ||
| Lowest point | Pacific Ocean | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Area | 23,890.2 km² (9,224 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 1,557,414 (2017) | ||
| Density | 65 /km² (168 /sq mi) | ||
| Intendant | Jorge Ulloa | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-BI | ||
The Bío Bío Region (Spanish: Región del Biobío) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Concepción, the second city of Chile after the national capital, Santiago.
The region is named after its main river: the Bío Bío river.
History
The Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded the city of Concepción in 1550 at the mouth of the Bío Bío river. He died in 1553 during the Arauco War against the Mapuche people.
The Region has been hit by many earthquakes, including the most powerful earthquake ever recorded (the Great Chilean Earthquake in 1960) and the earthquake of 2010, when many communities in the region were greatly affected by the earthquake and the following tsunami.
Geography
The Bío Bío region has area of 23,890.2 km2 (9,224.1 sq mi).
It borders the Ñuble region to the north, Argentina to the east, the Araucanía region to the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
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| Araucanía region |
The main river in the region is the
Population
The Bío Bío Region, with 1,557,414 inhabitants (2017 census), is the third region with more people living in it, after the Valparaíso Region. Its population density was 65.2.
Administration
The Bío Bío region is further subdivided into three provinces: Arauco, Bío Bío and Concepción.
| Province | Capital | Code | Comuna | Area (km²) |
Population (2002) |
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| Concepción (081) | Concepción | 08101 | 23 Concepción | 221.6 | 216,061 |
| 08102 | 24 Coronel | 279.4 | 95,528 | ||
| 08103 | 22 Chiguayante | 71.5 | 81,302 | ||
| 08104 | 25 Florida | 608.6 | 10,177 | ||
| 08105 | 27 Hualqui | 530.5 | 18,768 | ||
| 08106 | 28 Lota | 135.8 | 49,089 | ||
| 08107 | 29 Penco | 107.6 | 46,016 | ||
| 08108 | 30 San Pedro de la Paz | 112.5 | 80,447 | ||
| 08109 | 31 Santa Juana | 731.2 | 12,713 | ||
| 08110 | 32 Talcahuano | 92.3 | 163,626 | ||
| 08111 | 33 Tomé | 494.5 | 52,440 | ||
| 08112 | 26 Hualpén | 53.5 | 86,722 | ||
| Total of Concepción province | 3,439.0 | 912,889 | |||
| Arauco (082) | Lebu | ||||
| 08201 | 5 Lebu | 561.4 | 25,035 | ||
| 08202 | 1 Arauco | 956.1 | 34,873 | ||
| 08203 | 2 Cañete | 1,089.2 | 31,270 | ||
| 08204 | 3 Contulmo | 638.8 | 5,838 | ||
| 08205 | 4 Curanilahue | 994.3 | 31,943 | ||
| 08206 | 6 Los Álamos | 599.1 | 18,632 | ||
| 08207 | 7 Tirúa | 624.4 | 9,664 | ||
| Total of Arauco province | 5,463.3 | 157,255 | |||
| Bío Bío (083) | Los Ángeles | ||||
| 08301 | 12 Los Ángeles | 1,748.2 | 166,556 | ||
| 08302 | 9 Antuco | 1,884.1 | 3,908 | ||
| 08303 | 10 Cabrero | 640.8 | 25,282 | ||
| 08304 | 11 Laja | 339.8 | 22,404 | ||
| 08305 | 13 Mulchén | 1,925.3 | 29,003 | ||
| 08306 | 14 Nacimiento | 934.9 | 25,971 | ||
| 08307 | 15 Negrete | 156.5 | 8,579 | ||
| 08308 | 16 Quilaco | 1,123.7 | 4,021 | ||
| 08309 | 17 Quilleco | 1,121.8 | 10,428 | ||
| 08310 | 18 San Rosendo | 92.4 | 3,918 | ||
| 08311 | 19 Santa Bárbara | 1,254.9 | 12,943 | ||
| 08312 | 20 Tucapel | 914.9 | 12,777 | ||
| 08313 | 21 Yumbel | 727.0 | 20,498 | ||
| 08314 | 8 Alto Biobío | 2,124.6 | 7,027 | ||
| Total of Bío Bío province | 14,987.9 | 353,315 | |||
| Total of the region | 37,068.7 | 1,861,562 | |||
Related pages
| Regions of Chile |  |
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| Arica y Parinacota | Tarapacá | Antofagasta | Atacama | Coquimbo | Valparaíso | O'Higgins | Maule | Bío Bío | La Araucanía | Los Ríos | Los Lagos | Aysén | Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena | RM Santiago | |
See also
In Spanish: Región del Biobío para niños
