Concón is a Chilean city and commune in Valparaíso Province , Valparaíso Region . It is a major tourist center known for its beaches, balnearios (beachside resorts) and night life.
5-523: The commune of Concón spans an area of 76.0 km (29 sq mi). It is located on the Pacific coast north of Reñaca , Viña del Mar 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. According to data from
10-423: A man, or Conconina for a woman. This location was first mentioned by Pedro de Valdivia 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. As a commune, Concón administered by a municipal council , which is headed by a directly elected alcalde . The current mayor is Freddy Ramírez Villalobos. The municipal council has
15-442: Is a seaside town in the commune of Viña del Mar , Chile . The town is located along the coast in between the city of Viña del Mar and the city of Concón . Since the commune of Concón was created in 1995, Reñaca and Concón have effectively merged into one large urbanization, this led in 2021 to a public debate on whether it should be split from Viña del Mar to join it with Concón. As part of the urban growth of Reñaca toward Concón in
20-409: The 2017 Census of Population and Housing, the commune of Concón had 42,152 inhabitants; of these, 39,409 (93.5%) lived in urban areas and 2,743 (6.5%) in rural areas . 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 demonym for a person from Concón is Conconino for
25-574: The following members: Within the electoral divisions of Chile , Concón is represented in the Chamber of Deputies 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 Senate by Francisco Chahuán Chahuán ( RN ) and Ricardo Lagos Weber ( PPD ) as part of the 6th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Coast). Re%C3%B1aca beach Reñaca or Reñaca Bajo ,
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