About Concepción
Concepción is a city in Biobio, Chile with a population of 223,574. It is the 12th largest of the 139 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Chile, and the 2,581st largest worldwide. It lies 434 km from Santiago.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 20
Elevation
36 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Santiago
Coordinates
-36.827, -73.050
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 139 in ChileClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.