Petorca Province (Spanish: Provincia de Petorca) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean regionofValparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua.
Petorca Province
Provincia de Petorca
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Location in the Valparaíso Region
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  Petorca Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 32°22′S 71°06′W / 32.367°S 71.100°W / -32.367; -71.100 | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Valparaíso |
| Capital | La Ligua |
| Communes | List of 5: |
| 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]
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| • 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 |
As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president.
The province comprises five communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:
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.[1]