Quillota Province facts for kids
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Quillota
Provincia de Quillota
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Region | Valparaíso | ||||
| Capital | Quillota | ||||
| Comunas | Quillota, La Calera, Hijuelas, La Cruz, Nogales | ||||
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| • Type | Provincial | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 1,113.1 km2 (429.8 sq mi) | ||||
| Population
(2002 Census)
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| • Total | 175,917 | ||||
| • Density | 158.042/km2 (409.328/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) | ||||
| Website | Official website: http://www.gobernacionquillota.gov.cl/ | ||||
The Quillota Province (Spanish: Provincia de Quillota) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quillota.
Geography
The Quillota province is the second smallest province in the Valparaíso region with an area of 1,113.1 km2 (429.8 sq mi); only the Isla de Pascua province is smaller.
The Quillota province is bordered to the north by the Petorca province, to the east by the San Felipe de Aconcagua province and the Santiago Metropolitan Region, and to the south and west by the Valparaíso province.
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| Valparaíso province | Santiago Metropolitan Region |
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 175,917 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 158.0 inhabitants/km².
The largest city of the province is Quillota, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 62,231 inhabitants.
Administration
As a province, Quillota is a second-level administrative division, consisting of five communes (comunas). The city of Quillota serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area (km²) |
Population (2002) |
Density |
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| 05501 | 17 Quillota | Quillota | 302.0 | 75,916 | 251.4 |
| 05502 | 12 La Calera | La Calera | 60.5 | 49,503 | 818.2 |
| 05503 | 11 Hijuelas | Hijuelas | 267.2 | 16,014 | 59.9 |
| 05504 | 13 La Cruz | La Cruz | 78.2 | 12,851 | 164.3 |
| 05506 | 15 Nogales | Nogales | 405.2 | 21,633 | 53.4 |
| Total of the Quillota province | 1,113.1 | 175,917 | 158.0 | ||
The comunas Limache (number 14 in the map) and Olmué (number 16 in the map) were transferred to the Marga Marga province in 2010.
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See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Quillota para niños
