Quillota Province Provincia de Quillota
Province
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Location in the Valparaíso Region
Quillota Province Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°52′S 71°14′W / 32.867°S 71.233°W / -32.867; -71.233
Country	Chile
Region	Valparaíso
Capital	Quillota
Communes	List of 5: Quillota La Calera Nogales Hijuelas La Cruz
Government
• Type	Provincial
• Presidential Provincial Delegate	José Orrego Ramírez (Democratic Revolution)
Area [1]
• Total	1,113.1 km2 (429.8 sq mi)
• Rank	7
Population  (2012 Census)[1]
• Total	190,525
• Rank	3
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
• Urban	151,366
• Rural	24,551
Sex [1]
• Men	86,620
• Women	89,297
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[2])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area code	country 56 + area 33
Website	Delegation of Quillota

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 (pop. 75,916).^[1]

Administration

As a province, Quillota is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president.

Communes

The province comprises five communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:

• Quillota (capital)
• La Calera
• Nogales
• Hijuelas
• La Cruz

History

On March 11, 2010, the communes of Limache and Olmué were transferred to Marga Marga Province under Law 20,368 (signed August 25, 2009).

Geography and demography

The province spans a landlocked area of 1,113.1 km² (430 sq mi), 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 areas, 24,551 people living in rural areas, 86,620 men and 89,297 women.^[1]