Petorca Province
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Petorca Province
| official_name =
| native_name = Provincia de Petorca
| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = Province
| image_skyline =
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| image_seal = Logotipo de la Gobernación de Petorca.svg
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| image_map = Provincia de Petorca.svg
| mapsize = 175px
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in the Valparaíso Region
| mat_alt = Location in the Valparaíso Region
| pushpin_map = Chile
| pushpin_mapsize = 175
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
| coordinates = {{coord|32|22|S|71|06|W|type:adm2nd_region:CL-VL|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Chile}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Valparaíso}}
| parts_type = Communes
| parts_style = coll
| parts = List of 5:
| p1 = La Ligua
| p2 = Cabildo
| p3 = Zapallar
| p4 = Papudo
| p5 = Petorca
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| seat_type = Capital
| seat = La Ligua
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = Provincial
| leader_party = Independent
| leader_title = Presidential Provincial Delegate
| leader_name = Luis Soto Pérez
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{in lang|es}} [http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas]
| area_total_km2 = 4588.9
| area_rank = 1
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| population_total = 72286
| population_as_of = 2012 Census
| population_rank = 7
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 50,289
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 20,321
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 35,647
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 34,963
| timezone = CLT{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |access-date=2010-07-28 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713071639/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archive-date=2010-07-13 }}
| utc_offset = -4
| timezone_DST = CLST{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |access-date=2010-07-28 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archive-date=2007-09-11 }}
| utc_offset_DST = -3
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| area_code = 56 +
| website = [http://dppPetorca.gob.cl/ Delegation of Petorca]
| footnotes =
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Petorca Province ({{langx|es|Provincia de Petorca}}) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua.
Administration
As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president.
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Geography and demography
The province spans an area of {{convert|4588.9|sqkm|0|abbr=on}}, 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.
References
External links
- [http://dpppetorca.gob.cl/ Official link]
{{Provinces of Chile}}
{{Communes in Valparaíso Region}}