Quillota Province ( es, Provincia de Quillota) is one of eight

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

s of the central

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

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Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

(V). Its capital is the city of

Quillota Quillota is a city located in the Aconcagua River valley in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is the capital and largest city of Quillota Province, where many inhabitants live in the outlying farming areas of San Isidro, La Palma, Pocochay ...

(pop. 75,916).

Administration

As a

, Quillota is a second-level

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, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the

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Communes

The province comprises five

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(

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: ''comunas''), each governed by a municipality consisting of an

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and

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: *

(capital) * La Calera * Nogales *

Hijuelas Hijuelas () is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. Geography Hijuelas spans an area of in Chile's Zona Central. It is known as The Capital of the Flowers (Spanish: ''La Capital de los F ...

* La Cruz

History

On March 11, 2010, the communes of

Limache Limache is a Chilean town and township in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. Limache is the only township of Chile that has two urban areas: San Francisco de Limache on the north side of the Pelumpén stream, and Limache Viejo on the s ...

and Olmué were transferred to

Marga Marga Province Marga Marga Province ( es, Provincia de Marga Marga) is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué. History The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it bec ...

under Law 20,368 (signed August 25, 2009).

Geography and demography

The province spans a landlocked area of , the smallest in the Valparaíso Region with the exception of

Isla de Pascua Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its nearly ...

(Easter Island). According to the 2002 census, Quillota is the third most populous province in the region with a population of 175,917. At that time, there were 151,366 people living in

urban area An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, t ...

s, 24,551 people living in

rural area In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are descri ...

s, 86,620 men and 89,297 women.

References

External links

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Official link
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