City (pop., 2002 est.: 245,000), south-central Chile.
Lying on a small peninsula that forms the southwestern shore of Concepción Bay, it is a major port and the site of Chile's main naval station. It is also an important commercial, fishing, and manufacturing centre. The Peruvian ironclad Huáscar , captured by Chile during the War of the Pacific (1879), is moored in the harbour.