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La Ligua

City and Commune in Valparaíso, Chile

Coat of arms

32°27′S 71°13′W / 32.450°S 71.217°W / -32.450; -71.217Country

ChileRegion

ValparaísoProvincePetorcaFounded1754Government

^[1]

• TypeMunicipality • AlcaldeRodrigo Sánchez VillalobosArea

^[2]

• Total1,163.4 km² (449.2 sq mi)Elevation

126 m (413 ft)Population

(2012 Census)^[2]

• Total32,131 • Density28/km² (72/sq mi) • Urban

24,214 • Rural

7,773Sex

^[2]

• Men16,079 • Women15,908Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT^[3]) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST^[4])Area code56 + 33WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

La Ligua (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈliɣwa]) is a city and commune that is the capital of Petorca Province in the Valparaíso Region. It is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastries.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, La Ligua had 31,987 inhabitants; of these, 24,214 (75.7%) lived in urban areas and 7,773 (24.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 16,079 men and 15,908 women.^[2]

Administration

As a commune, La Ligua is a third-level administrative division of Chile which is run by a communal council, and headed by a mayor who is directly elected every four years. The 2008–2012 mayor was Rodrigo Sánchez Villalobos. The communal council had the following members:^[1]

Hugo Díaz Tapia
Ana Ardiles Saavedra
María Teresa Cerda García
Marisol Leiva Cortés
Juan Yáñez Peña
Ernesto Molina Miranda

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, La Ligua belongs to the 10th electoral district and 5th senatorial constituency.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "Municipality of La Ligua". Retrieved 28 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.