Bío Bío Region

The Bío Bío Region () 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 .

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.

The main river in the region is the Bío Bío River. It is  long. It is the second longest river of Chile after the Loa River.

Population
The Bío Bío Region has 1,557,414 inhabitants (2017 census). It is the third region by population, after the Valparaíso Region. Its population density was .

Administration
The Bío Bío region is further subdivided into three provinces: Arauco, Bío Bío and Concepción.


+ Bío Bío Region - Provinces and comunas Province Capital Code Comuna Area(km²) Population(2002) 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

References

Other websites

 Territorial division of Chile 
Gobierno Regional del Bío Bío Official website