San Pedro de la Paz is a Chilean city and commune in Concepcion Province, Biobio Region, with some 80,447 inhabitants at the 2002 census. Most residents commute daily across the Biobio River to the city of Concepcion, and the commune is considered part of the Greater Concepcion conurbation.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Partially Attested
Founding YearThe article describes an earlier fort, la Candelaria, destroyed in 1599; 1603 is the year fort San Pedro de la Paz was rebuilt and a settlement grew around it, so it is taken as the founding year of the present settlement. Sources
1. Wikipedia: San Pedro de la Paz
Introduction, paragraph 1, population figure
It has some 80,447 inhabitants according to the 2002 national census.
Introduction, paragraph 1, census year of the population figure
It has some 80,447 inhabitants according to the 2002 national census.
Introduction, paragraph 2, history of the fort
It was rebuilt as part of La Frontera by Alonso de Ribiera as fort San Pedro de la Paz in 1603.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. San Pedro de la Paz (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -36.84082, longitude -73.10311
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 20 m
P2046 (area)
area 112.5 sq km
View the SourceWikidata: San Pedro de la Paz
Wikidata Q19344, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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