Biobío Region

VIII Región del Biobío

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Capital	Concepción
Provinces	Ñuble Biobío Concepción Arauco
Intendant	María Angélica Fuentes Fuentealba
Area   - Total	Ranked 8th 37,062.6 km²
Population   - 2002 Census   - Density	Ranked 2nd 1,861,562 50.0/km²
ISO 3166-2	CL-BI

The VIII Biobío Region (VIII Región del Biobío) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Concepción whiich is the main city of Greater Concepcion conurbation, the second largest urban agglomeration in Chile. It comprises four provinces, and is the second most important region of in the country, after the metropolitan area of Santiago. It is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by Argentina, on the north by Maule Region, and on the south by Araucanía Region.

External links

• Gobierno Regional del Biobío Official website (in Spanish)