Petorca Province

The 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. Geography The Petorca province is the largest province in the Valparaíso region with an area of 4,588.9 km2 (1,771.8 sq mi). The Petorca province is the most northern of the provinces of the region and is on the coast along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered to the north by the Coquimbo region, to the east by the San Felipe de Aconcagua province, to the south by the Quillota province, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Population As of 2002 (last national census), there were 70,610 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 15.4 inhabitants/km². The largest city of the province is La Ligua, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 17,048 inhabitants. Administration As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, consisting of six communes (comunas). The city of La Ligua serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor. Related pages Provinces of Chile References Other websites Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish) Gobierno Regional de Valparaíso Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in Spanish) Province of Petorca website (in Spanish)