# Hualpén Commune, Concepción Province, Bío-Bío Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/chile/bio-bio/concepcion/hualpen/

Commune · Concepción Province 

# Hualpén

Hualpén is a commune of Chile in Concepción Province, Bío-Bío Region. It had an estimated **97,732 people** in 2022 on 53 km² (about 1,846 per km²). 64 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 202 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 97,732people (2022)
- 52.9km²
- 202mapped services
- 16 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Hualpén?

Hualpén had an estimated **97,732 people** in 2022 — 9.1% of Concepción Province, 67th of 345 communes. There are 1,065 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Concepción Province figure of 1,059). Spread over 53 km², that is about **1,846 people per km²**, 34th of 345 communes.

17.4% of people are children under 15 and 14.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 38 years (it is 37 across Concepción Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 48 children and older people.

0–4 ****5,152**

5–9 ****5,798**

10–14 ****6,099**

15–19 ****6,171**

20–24 ****7,170**

25–29 ****7,290**

30–34 ****7,250**

35–39 ****6,273**

40–44 ****6,557**

45–49 ****6,588**

50–54 ****6,990**

55–59 ****6,503**

60–64 ****5,430**

65–69 ****4,634**

70–74 ****3,706**

75–79 ****2,811**

80+ ****3,310**

Source: [UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-chl).

## Where is Hualpén?

Hualpén lies in [Concepción Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/bio-bio/concepcion/), [Bío-Bío Region](https://wherepedia.org/chile/bio-bio/), [Chile](https://wherepedia.org/chile/). It borders 3 other communes: [Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/chile/bio-bio/concepcion/concepcion/), [San Pedro de la Paz](https://wherepedia.org/chile/bio-bio/concepcion/san-pedro-de-la-paz/) and [Talcahuano](https://wherepedia.org/chile/bio-bio/concepcion/talcahuano/). By area it is the 318th largest of 345 communes in Chile. It covers 1.5% of [Concepción Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/bio-bio/concepcion/). The centre of Hualpén is about 434 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 9.1 km from Concepción, the main town of Concepción Province. The centre point is at 36.7839° S, 73.1372° W.

Source: [La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-chl).

## Things to see in and around Hualpén

OpenStreetMap lists 25 named sights in Hualpén: 9 viewpoints; 4 memorials; 4 beachs; 3 nature reserves; 2 museums; 1 attraction; 1 waterfall; 1 cave.

- Museo Pedro del Río Zañartu · museum
- Parque Museo Pedro del Río Zañartu · museum
- Cascada Rocoto · waterfall
- Humedal Urbano Price · nature reserve
- Humedal Urbano Vasco da Gama · nature reserve
- Peninsula de Hualpen Nature Sanctuary · nature reserve
- Playa Desembocadura · beach
- Playa Los Cuervos · beach
- Playa Los Tingazos · beach
- Playa Rocoto · beach
- Desembocadura del Biobío · viewpoint
- Estación 2 - Mirador 1 aves acuáticas · viewpoint
- Estación 2 - Mirador 2 aves acuáticas · viewpoint
- Mirador 3 - Plataforma · viewpoint
- Mirador Cerro Pompón · viewpoint
- Mirador Hualpén · viewpoint
- Mirador Las Tacas · viewpoint
- Mirador Loberías · viewpoint
- Mirador Puente Industrial · viewpoint
- Sendero Ramuntcho · attraction
- Alturas de Rocoto · memorial
- Busto Arturo Prat · memorial
- Cueva del Pirata · cave
- Monolito Población Aurora de Chile · memorial
- Monumento Conmemorativo MIR · memorial

### Nearby, outside Hualpén

- Humedal Urbano Denavi Sur · nature reserve, Talcahuano4.0 km
- Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedal Desembocadura Río Biobío · nature reserve, San Pedro de la Paz4.5 km
- Caleta Alto del Rey · attraction, San Pedro de la Paz4.8 km
- Antu Circus · theme park, Talcahuano6.1 km
- Happyland Mall Plaza El Trébol · theme park, Talcahuano6.2 km
- Centro Patrimonial Curarrehue · museum, San Pedro de la Paz6.3 km
- Circo Mall Plaza · theme park, Talcahuano6.3 km
- Humedal Urbano Recamo-Redacamo · nature reserve, Talcahuano6.5 km
- Humedal Urbano Paicaví-Tucapel Bajo · nature reserve, Concepción6.6 km
- Humedal Urbano Bayona del Valle · nature reserve, San Pedro de la Paz6.9 km
- Humedal Urbano Rocuant-Andalién · nature reserve, Talcahuano7.1 km
- Laguna Redonda · viewpoint, Concepción7.1 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Hualpén

- Time zoneUTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- CurrencyPeso (CLP)
- Country calling code+56
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType C, L · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports

- Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) · Concepcion6.8 km
- La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO) · Temuco242 km

### Nearest railway station

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (Hualpén), about 4.6 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.7 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Jun (about 9.7 hours, sunrise around 09:02, sunset around 18:42).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Hualpén

Open gazetteers list **64 villages, towns and localities** in Hualpén. The largest with a recorded population: Hualpén (86,639). Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 21 m above sea level (median 16 m).

- Alto Costanera 2
- Altos de Hualpén 1
- Altos de Hualpén 3
- Armando Alarcón del Canto
- Caleta Chome
- Caleta Lenga
- Caleta Perone
- Cerro Verde
- Cerro Verde Alto
- Cerro Verde Norte
- Chome
- Club Hípico
- Colón 9000
- Cooperativa Coemgas
- Cooperativa El Fortín
- Cooperativa Manuel Hidalgo
- Críspulo Grandara
- Curanilahue II
- El Triángulo
- Gran Bretaña IV
- Hermanos Carrera
- Hualpencillo
- Hualpén
- Hualpén Peñuelas
- Jardines de la Flor
- Jardines de la Floresta 6
- LAN - Price
- La Floresta 5
- La Floresta II
- Las Américas
- Las Escaleras
- Lenga
- Los Boldos
- Nueva Costanera
- Padre Hurtado
- Parque Bío-Bío
- Parque Central
- Parque Invicoop
- Parque Las Américas
- Parque Residencial Bío-Bío
- Patricio Aylwin
- Peñuelas
- Peñuelas I
- Peñuelas II
- Población Antillanca
- Población Cabo Aroca II
- Presidente Joaquín Prieto
- Puerto Domínguez
- Puerto Saavedra
- Reino de Castilla
- René Schneider
- Servisa
- Solar de Hualpén
- Villa Acero
- Villa Alcalá
- Villa Colonial
- Villa Isabel La Católica
- Villa Los Copihues
- Villa Maitén
- Villa Sagrado Corazón
- Villa San Rosendo
- Villa Santa Carolina
- Villa Santa Carolina II
- Villa Santa María

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Hualpén

Named natural and historic features inside Hualpén, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Coast and islands

2 headlands.

- Punta Hualpén
- Punta Lilemo

### Hills and mountains

5 hills.

- Cerro Teta Sur · 195 m
- Cerro Teta Norte · 77 m
- Cerro Tetas del Bío-Bío · 77 m
- Cerro Teltren · 72 m
- Cerro del Conejo · 8 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Hualpén and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Concepción Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jul (9 °C). About 849 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (166 mm) and the driest Jan (16 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 16 

Feb 19 18 

Mar 17 26 

Apr 14 52 

May 11 122 

Jun 10 166 

Jul 9 146 

Aug 9 131 

Sep 10 65 

Oct 12 56 

Nov 14 30 

Dec 17 21 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hualpén

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica De Dialisis Hualpen · Hualpén 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-36.78774&mlon=-73.08678#map=17/-36.78774/-73.08678) 

Bank BancoEstado Talcahuano Esmeralda · Talcahuano 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-36.78026&mlon=-73.08722#map=17/-36.78026/-73.08722) 

ATM Santander · Hualpén 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-36.78485&mlon=-73.08464#map=17/-36.78485/-73.08464) 

Petrol pump COPEC · Talcahuano 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-36.77273&mlon=-73.11368#map=17/-36.77273/-73.11368) 

Hotel Residential Los Torres · Talcahuano 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-36.77614&mlon=-73.08403#map=17/-36.77614/-73.08403) 

Mall Centro Sur Plaza · Hualpén 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-36.79004&mlon=-73.10843#map=17/-36.79004/-73.10843) 

School Colegio República del Perú · Hualpén 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-36.78563&mlon=-73.11640#map=17/-36.78563/-73.11640) 

College Universidad De Concepcion · Hualpén 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-36.78048&mlon=-73.10324#map=17/-36.78048/-73.10324) 

Police station Carabineros de Chile, 4 Comisaría de Hualpen · Hualpén 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-36.78297&mlon=-73.10230#map=17/-36.78297/-73.10230) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Hualpén

Places mapped inside Hualpén in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals6
- Banks3
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels2
- Shopping malls4
- Schools56
- Colleges and universities6
- Pharmacies11
- Restaurants100
- Police stations4
- Dental clinics7

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communes in Concepción Province

- Chiguayante
- Concepción
- Coronel
- Florida
- Hualqui
- Lota
- Penco
- San Pedro de la Paz
- Santa Juana
- Talcahuano
- Tomé

## Quick answers

- Where is Hualpén?In Concepción Province, Bío-Bío Region, Chile
- What is the population of Hualpén?97,732 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Hualpén?About 38 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Hualpén?About 1,846 people per km²
- What borders Hualpén?Concepción, San Pedro de la Paz and Talcahuano
- What is there to see in Hualpén?Alturas de Rocoto, Busto Arturo Prat, Cascada Rocoto, Cueva del Pirata
- What time zone is Hualpén in?UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Hualpén?Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Hualpén?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Hualpén?64 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Hualpén?Settlements lie between 11 m and 21 m
- What is the highest point in Hualpén?Cerro Teta Sur (195 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Hualpén?September to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hualpén?Clinica De Dialisis Hualpen, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hualpén?BancoEstado Talcahuano Esmeralda, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hualpén?Santander, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hualpén?COPEC, about 2.4 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Hualpén?6 mapped
- How many banks are in Hualpén?3 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Hualpén?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Hualpén?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Hualpén?CL08112 (OCHA common operational dataset)