Petorca Province
Provincia de Petorca | |
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Coordinates: 32°22′S 71°06′W / 32.367°S 71.100°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Valparaíso |
Capital | La Ligua |
Communes | |
Government | |
• Type | Provincial |
• Presidential Provincial Delegate | Luis Soto Pérez (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,588.9 km2 (1,771.8 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1 |
Population (2012 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 72,286 |
• Rank | 7 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
• Urban | 50,289 |
• Rural | 20,321 |
Sex | |
• Men | 35,647 |
• Women | 34,963 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[2]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[3]) |
Area code | 56 + |
Website | Delegation 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.