Quillota Province is one of eight province

Provinces of Chile

A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile, after a region. Each region is divided into provinces. There are 54 provinces in total....

s of the central Chile

Chile

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an region of Valparaíso

Valparaíso Region

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 (V). Its capital is the city of Quillota

Quillota

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

 (pop. 75,916).

Administration

As a province

Province

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, Quillota is a second-level administrative division

Administrative divisions of Chile

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, governed by a provincial governor

Governor

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 who is appointed by the president

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.

Communes

The province comprises five communes (Spanish

Spanish language

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

Alcalde

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 and municipal council

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:

• Quillota
  Quillota
  Quillota is a city and commune located in the Aconcagua River valley of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is the capital and largest city of the Quillota Province where many inhabitants live in the surrounding farm areas of San Isidro, La Palma, Pocochay, and San Pedro...
  
   (capital)
• La Calera
  La Calera, Chile
  La Calera is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso.-Geography:La Calera is located from Valparaíso, and from Santiago. Its area is...
  
  
• Nogales
  Nogales, Chile
  Nogales is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nogales has 21,633 inhabitants . Of these, 18,698 lived in urban areas and 2,935 in rural areas...
  
  
• Hijuelas
  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...
  
  
• La Cruz
  La Cruz, Chile
  La Cruz is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso.- Geography :The Mediterranean climate of Chile's Zona Central allows for a rich quality and variety of flora and fauna. Thanks to this climate, it is in this small commune in the Quillota Province...
  
  

History

On March 11, 2010, the communes of Limache

Limache

Limache is a Chilean city and commune in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. Limache is the only commune of Chile that has two cities. First San Francisco de Limache is to the north of the Matting of Limache, towards the south is Limache Viejo...

 and Olmué

Olmué

Olmué is a Chilean commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of .-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants . Of these, 10,379 lived in urban areas and 3,726 in rural areas...

 were transferred to Marga Marga Province

Marga Marga Province

Marga Marga Province is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso . Its capital is the city of Quilpué.-History:The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009 and it became operative on March 11, 2010...

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

Geography and demography

The province spans a landlocked area of 1113.1 sqkm, the smallest in the Valparaíso Region with the exception of Isla de Pascua (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

Urban area

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s, 24,551 people living in rural areas, 86,620 men and 89,297 women.

External links

Official link