Concón is a

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and commune in Valparaíso Province,

Valparaíso Region The Valparaíso Region (, ) is one of Chile's 16 Regions of Chile, first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 , and fourth-smallest area of , the region is Chile's sec ...

. It is a major tourist center known for its beaches, ''

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s'' (beachside resorts) and night life.

Geography

The commune of Concón spans an area of . It is located on the Pacific coast north of Reñaca,

Viña del Mar Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune on Zona Central, Chile, central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located withi ...

and south of Quintero. The Aconcagua river ends at the north of the town. Its three main beaches are Playa Negra, Amarilla and Boca. 50 hectares of dunes stretch along and above the coast, though only about 20 are protected, the rest being increasingly encroached by highrise apartment buildings.

Demographics

According to data from the 2017 Census of Population and Housing, the commune of Concón had 42,152 inhabitants; of these, 39,409 (93.5%) lived in

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s and 2,743 (6.5%) in

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s. At that time, there were 20,321 men and 21,831 women. The population grew by 30.61% (9,879 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses. The 2024 projected population was 48,171. The

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for a person from Concón is ''Conconino'' for a man, or ''Conconina'' for a woman.

History

This location was first mentioned by

Pedro de Valdivia Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva (; April 17, 1497 – December 25, 1553) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' and the first royal governor of Chile. After having served with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in ...

in 1541. It was created as a municipality in 1899 but became part of Viña del Mar in 1927. A 1995 law again turned it into its own municipality.

Administration

As a commune, Concón administered by a

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, which is headed by a directly elected

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. The mayor since 2021 has been Freddy Ramírez Villalobos (Ind). The municipal council for the 2024–2028 term has the following members: * Ricardo Urenda Herencia ( Ind./ Evópoli) * Paulina Zúñiga Guevara ( REP) * María José Aguirre Neuenschwander ( Ind./ Evópoli) * Jorge Valdovinos Gómez ( Ind./ RN) * Alberto Fernández López ( PR) * Elda Arteaga Breiding ( DC) Within the

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, Concón is represented in the

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by Edmundo Eluchans ( UDI) and Rodrigo González as part of the 14th electoral district, together with Viña del Mar. The commune is represented in the

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by Francisco Chahuán Chahuán ( RN) and Ricardo Lagos Weber ( PPD) as part of the 6th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Coast).

References

External links

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Municipality of Concón
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