Petorca Province




Province in Valparaíso, Chile

























































































Petorca Province


Provincia de Petorca

Province

Official seal of Petorca Province
Seal

Location in the Valparaíso Region
Location in the Valparaíso Region



Petorca Province is located in Chile

Petorca Province

Petorca Province



Location in Chile

Coordinates: 32°22′S 71°06′W / 32.367°S 71.100°W / -32.367; -71.100Coordinates: 32°22′S 71°06′W / 32.367°S 71.100°W / -32.367; -71.100
Country
 Chile
Region
 Valparaíso
Capital La Ligua
Communes
Government

 • Type Provincial
 • Governor
María Paz Santilices Cañas (UDI)
Area
[1]

 • Total 4,588.9 km2 (1,771.8 sq mi)
Area rank 1
Population
(2012 Census)[1]

 • Total 72,286
 • Rank 7
 • Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
 • Urban

 50,289
 • Rural

 20,321
Sex
[1]

 • Men 35,647
 • Women 34,963
Time zone
UTC-4 (CLT [2])
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-3 (CLST [3])
Area code(s) 56 +
Website Governorate of Petorca

Petorca Province (Spanish: Provincia de Petorca) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua.




Contents






  • 1 Administration


    • 1.1 Communes




  • 2 Geography and demography


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Administration


As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.



Communes


The province comprises five communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:



  • La Ligua

  • Cabildo

  • Zapallar

  • Papudo

  • Petorca



Geography and demography


The province spans an area of 4,588.9 km2 (1,772 sq mi), the largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census, Petorca is the second least populous province in the region under Isla de Pascua (Easter Island) with a population of 70,610. At that time, there were 50,289 people living in urban areas, 20,321 people living in rural areas, 35,647 men and 34,963 women.[1]



References




  1. ^ abcd (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas


  2. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-28..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.



External links


  • Official link









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