Country Chile Area rank 1 | Time zone CLT (UTC-4) Area 4,589 km² Area code 56 | |
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Points of interest Playa Las Cujas, Puquén Park, Museo de La Ligua, Playa laguna, Parque De Entretenciones La Laguna Destinations | ||
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.
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Map of Petorca Province, Valpara%C3%ADso, Chile
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:
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.