Petorca Province
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Petorca Province is an administrative division in Chile’s Valparaíso Region, known for its agricultural activity and severe water scarcity issues.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
province of Chile
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| administrativeLevel |
second-level administrative division of Chile
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| borderedBy |
Coquimbo Region
→
other provinces of Valparaíso Region → |
| capital |
La Ligua
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| climate |
semi-arid climate
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| country |
Chile
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| environmentalConcern |
desertification risk
→
loss of native vegetation → |
| governedBy |
presidentially appointed provincial delegate
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| hasIndustry |
agro-export industry
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| hasIssue |
conflicts between agriculture and local communities over water
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social impacts from water scarcity → |
| hasMunicipality |
Cabildo
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La Ligua → Papudo → Petorca → Zapallar → |
| hasNaturalResource |
groundwater
→
river water → |
| hasSettlement |
Cabildo
→
La Ligua → Papudo → Petorca → Zapallar → |
| knownFor |
agricultural activity
→
avocado production → severe water scarcity → water conflicts → |
| language |
Spanish
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| locatedIn |
Aconcagua river basin area
→
Central Chile → Valparaíso administrative region → |
| locatedOnContinent |
South America
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| mainCrop |
avocado
→
citrus fruits → |
| mainEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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fruit cultivation → livestock farming → |
| partOf |
Valparaíso Region
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| regionCode |
CL-VS
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| timeZone |
Chile Standard Time
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Chile Summer Time → |
| traversedBy |
Ligua River
→
Petorca River → |
| waterIssue |
drought
→
overexploitation of groundwater → river depletion → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Choapa Province
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borderedBy |
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Valparaíso Region
("Province of Petorca")
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containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |