Pethorca Province
Petorca is a Chilean province, being the largest in the Valparaíso Region, as well as being the northernmost. It limits to the north with the Province of Choapa; to the south with the Province of Valparaíso and the Province of Quillota; to the east with the Province of San Felipe de Aconcagua; and to the west with the Pacific Ocean. It has an area of 4,588.9 km² and has a population of 78,299 inhabitants. Its provincial capital is the city of La Ligua.
Economy
In 2018, the number of companies registered in the province of Petorca was 2,365. The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) in the same year was -0.76, while the economic activities with the highest Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index were Services Related to Fishing, except Professional Services (25.4), Retail Sale in Exchange for Remuneration or by Contract (15.74) and Production in Nurseries, except Forest Species (9.86).
Communes
The province is made up of 5 communes:
- La Ligua
- Cabildo
- Zapallar
- Papudo
- Petorca
Authorities
Provincial Governor (1990-2021)
| Governor/a | Party | Period | Chairman/a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro R. Elissetche Hurtado | PDC | 11 March 1990 - 11 March 1994 | Patricio Aylwin | ||
| Fernando A. Basilio Farías | PDP | 11 March 1994 - 10 March 1997 | Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle | ||
| Juan Carlos Ruiz Godoy | ? | 1 May 1997- 11 March 2000 | |||
| Mauricio Antonio Quiroz Chamorro | PS | 11 March 2000 - 2004 | Ricardo Lagos | ||
| Christian Urízar Muñoz | 2004 - 2006 | ||||
| July Trigo | 11 March 2006 - 11 March 2010 | Michelle Bachelet | |||
| Gonzalo Emilio Miquel Wenke | UDI | 17 March 2010 - 20 June 2011 | Sebastián Piñera | ||
| Andrés Leiva Valencia | 21 June 2011 - 15 August 2013 | ||||
| Ingrid Massardo Cárcamo | 27 August 2013 - 11 March 2014 | ||||
| Mario Luis Fuentes Romero | PDC | 11 March 2014 - 10 November 2016 | Michelle Bachelet | ||
| Raúl Lavín Muñoz (Suppl.) | ? | 10 November 2016 - 18 November 2016 | |||
| Hernan Quezada Sepúlveda | PDC | 18 November 2016 - 11 March 2018 | |||
| María Paz Santelices Cañas | UDI | 11 March 2018 - 14 July 2021 | Sebastián Piñera | ||
Provincial Presidential Delegate (2021-present)
New position that replaces the figure of Provincial Governor.
| Delegate | Party | Period | Chairman/a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| María Paz Santelices Cañas | UDI | 14 July 2021 - 11 March 2022 | Sebastián Piñera | ||
| Luis Soto Pérez | Ind. | 11 March 2022 - Position | Gabriel Boric | ||