Concepción is a city and commune in south-central Chile, and the geographical and demographic core of the Greater Concepción metropolitan area, one of the three major conurbations in the country. It has a significant impact on domestic trade being part of the most heavily industrialized region in the country. It is the seat of the Concepción Province and the capital of the Bío Bío Region. It sits about 500 km south of the nation's capital, Santiago.
The Biobío Region is one of Chile's sixteen regions. With a population of 1.5 million, thus being the third most populated region in Chile, it is divided into three provinces: Arauco, Biobío and Concepción. The latter contains its capital and largest city, Concepción, a major city and metro area in the country. Los Ángeles, capital of the Biobío Province, is another important city in the region.
Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile.
The Biobío River is the second largest river in Chile. It originates from Icalma and Galletué lakes in the Andes and flows 380 km to the Gulf of Arauco on the Pacific Ocean.
Coronel is a Chilean city and commune, located in the Concepción Province of the eighth region of Biobío.
Lota is a city and commune located in the center of Chile on the Gulf of Arauco, in the southern Concepción Province of the Biobío Region, 39 kilometres south of Concepción, and is one of the ten cities (communes) that constitutes the Concepción metropolitan area. The city is mostly known for being the traditional centre of coal mining in Chile, albeit mining ended in the 1990s.
San Pedro de la Paz is a Chilean city and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region. It has some 80,447 inhabitants according to the 2002 national census. In 2005, the Pedro Aguirre Cerda avenue, the main avenue in the city, was completed. Most of the inhabitants of this comuna commute daily to Concepción – either by car, bus or train – over the Biobío River. It is considered to be part of Greater Concepción conurbation.
Gabriel Salazar Vergara is a Chilean historian. He is known in his country for his study of social history and interpretations of social movements, particularly the recent student protests of 2006 and 2011–12.
Paulina Eliana Veloso Valenzuela is a Chilean lawyer and Socialist Party politician who served as the Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of Chile from March 11, 2006 to March 27, 2007.
Guillermo León Teillier del Valle was a Chilean politician, educator, and writer and president of the Communist Party of Chile (PCC).
Patricio Walker Prieto is a Chilean politician. He was President of the Senate between 11 March 2015 and 15 March 2016. He was member of the Senate between 2010 and 2018. From 2007 to 2008 Walker was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. He was member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1998 and 2010. Walker is member of the Christian Democratic Party.
Mario Guillermo Desbordes Jiménez is a Chilean politician and former police officer of Carabineros de Chile. He became the Minister of Defense in July 2020.
Stéphanie Alenda is a French sociologist known by her book, articles and columns about the Chilean right-wing, a field which Alenda focused on three aspects: social, subsidiarity and liberalism, as reflected in times of change within Chile.
The Van Rysselberghe family is a Belgian family, originating in Ghent, which produced a number of artists and intellectuals. Jean-Baptist van Rysselberghe was a carpenter and entrepreneur who established himself in Ghent. He had six children, five of whom became prominent artists and scientists. The most distinguished member of the family was neo-impressionist painter Théo van Rysselberghe, Jean-Baptist's youngest son. Members of the family have included:
Enrique van Rysselberghe Herrera is a Chilean politician and engineer.
Enrique van Rysselberghe Varela was a Chilean architect, businessman and right-wing politician. He was deputy for his hometown between 1998 and 2002.
Enrique van Rysselberghe Martínez was a Chilean architect and politician, who was mayor of Concepción twice in the 1970s.
Max van Rysselberghe was a Belgian-born Chilean engineer and Antarctic explorer.
Francesca Elizabeth Andrea Muñoz González is a Chilean politician, English teacher, and member of the Christian Social Party (PSC). She currently serves as a deputy for the 20th district of the Biobío Region.
Daniela Dresdner Vicencio is a Chilean sociologist and politician, a member of the Democratic Revolution. Since March 11, 2022, she has served as regional presidential delegate of Biobío in the government of Gabriel Boric.
