Petorca Province

The Petorca Province () 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 .

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
 (last national census), there were 70,610 people living in the province, giving it a population density of  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.

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+ Petorca province Code Comuna  Capital Area(km²) Population(2002) Density 05401 7 La Ligua La Ligua 1,163.4 31,987  05402 6 Cabildo Cabildo 1,455.3 18,916  05403 8 Papudo Papudo 165.6 4,608  05404 9 Petorca Petorca 1,516.6 9,440  05405 10 Zapallar Zapallar 288.0 5,659  Total of the Petorca province 4,588.9 70,610 
Related pages
 Provinces of Chile

References

Other websites
 Territorial division of Chile 
 Gobierno Regional de Valparaíso  Official website 
 Province of Petorca website 

Category:Provinces of Chile
Category:Valparaíso Region