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La Ligua is a Chilean ceety an commune, caipital o the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region.
La Ligua | |
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Ceety an Commune | |
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 Coat airms | |
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  La Ligua Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 32°27′S 71°13′W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | Petorca |
| Foondit | 1754 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Rodrigo Sánchez Villalobos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1163.4 km2 (449.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 31,987 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24214 |
| • Landwart | 7773 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 16,079 |
| • Weemen | 15,908 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [4]) |
| Area code(s) | 56 + 33 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie) |
The ceety is kent for its textile manufacturin an teepical Chilean pastry production.
Accordin tae data frae the 2002 Census o Population an Hoosin, La Ligua haed 31,987 inhabitants; o these, 24,214 (75.7%) livit in urban auries an 7,773 (24.3%) in landwart auries. At that time, thare wur 16,079 men an 15,908 weemen.[2]
As a commune, La Ligua is a third-level admeenistrative diveesion o Chile admeenistered bi a communal cooncil, heidit bi an alcalde who is directly electit ivery fower years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Rodrigo Sánchez Villalobos. The communal cooncil haes the follaeing members:[1]
Athin the electoral diveesions o Chile, La Ligua belangs tae the 10t electoral destrict an 5t senatorial constituency.
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