La Ligua () is a
Chile
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an
city
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and
commune
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, capital of the
Petorca Province
Petorca Province ( es, Provincia de Petorca) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of La Ligua.
Administration
As a province, Petorca is a second-level administrative division, governe ...
in
Valparaíso Region
The Valparaíso Region ( es, Región de Valparaíso, links=no, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 , and fourth-smallest area of , ...
.
The city is known for its
textile manufacturing
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and traditional
Chilean pastry production.
Demographics
According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, La Ligua had 31,987 inhabitants; of these, 24,214 (75.7%) lived in
urban area
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s and 7,773 (24.3%) in
rural area
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s. At that time, there were 16,079 men and 15,908 women.
Administration
As a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
, La Ligua is a third-level
administrative division of Chile
The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state. State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law.
...
administered by a communal council, headed by an
alcalde
Alcalde (; ) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An ''alcalde'' was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian '' cabildo'' (the municipal council) a ...
who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde was Rodrigo Sánchez Villalobos. The communal council has the following members:
* Hugo Díaz Tapia
* Ana Ardiles Saavedra
* María Teresa Cerda García
* Marisol Leiva Cortés
* Juan Yáñez Peña
* Ernesto Molina Miranda
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
Chile has two distinct electoral division systems:
* To elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, Chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies.
* To elect members of ...
, La Ligua belongs to the 10th electoral district and 5th senatorial constituency.
References
External links
*
Municipality of La Ligua
Populated places in Petorca Province
Capitals of Chilean provinces
Communes of Chile
Populated places established in 1754
1750s establishments in the Captaincy General of Chile
1754 establishments in the Viceroyalty of Peru
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