Penco

Penco, is a city and commune in , Bío Bío Region on the Bay of Concepción. Founded as the city of Concepción del Nuevo Extremo on February 12, 1550, by Pedro de Valdivia, it is the third oldest city in Chile, after capital Santiago founded first in 1541 and second in 1544.
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  • Type: Town with 46,700 residents
  • Description: city and commune of Chile
  • Also known as: “ciudad de Penco”, “comuna de Penco”, “conurbación Penco-Lirquén”, “Penco (Chile)”, “Penco (Concepción)”, “Penco (Gran Concepción)”, “Penco y Lirquén”, “Penco-Lirquén”, and “pencón”
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lirquén.

Suburb
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is a town located in the of central .

Penco

Latitude
-36.7386° or 36° 44′ 19″ south
Longitude
-72.9938° or 72° 59′ 38″ west
Population
46,700
Elevation
381 metres (1,250 feet)
Open location code
47M97264+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 300482000
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8261303
Wiki­data ID
Q51093
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yiddish—“Penco” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Penco”
  • Arabic: “بينكو”
  • Asturian: “Penco”
  • Aymara: “Penco”
  • Basque: “Penco”
  • Catalan: “Penco”
  • Cebuano: “Penco”
  • Chamorro: “Penco”
  • Chavacano: “Penco”
  • Chinese: “彭科”
  • Croatian: “Penco”
  • Dutch: “Penco”
  • Estonian: “Penco”
  • Extremaduran: “Penco”
  • French: “Penco”
  • Galician: “Penco”
  • German: “Penco”
  • Hebrew: “פנקו”
  • Hungarian: “Penco”
  • Interlingua: “Penco”
  • Italian: “Penco”
  • Japanese: “ペンコ”
  • Korean: “펭코”
  • Ladino: “Penko”
  • Ligurian: “Penco”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Penco”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Penco”
  • Persian: “پنکو”
  • Piemontese: “Penco”
  • Polish: “Penco”
  • Portuguese: “Penco”
  • Romanian: “Penco”
  • Russian: “Пенко”
  • Serbian: “Пенко”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Penco”
  • Spanish: “Penco”
  • Swedish: “Penco”
  • Turkish: “Penco”
  • Ukrainian: “Пенко”
  • Urdu: “پینکو”
  • Volapük: “Penco”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Penco”
  • Yiddish: “פּענקא”
  • “Penco”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Población Pedro de Valdivia and Población Miraflores.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Plaza Los Conquistadores and SECPLAN Penco.

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