# Quillota Province, Valparaíso Region – Population & Communes

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Province · Valparaíso Region 

# Quillota Province

Quillota Province is a province of Chile in Valparaíso Region. It had an estimated **222,765 people** in 2022 on 1,114 km² (about 200 per km²). Its main town is Quillota. It is divided into 5 communes. 218 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 636 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 222,765people (2022)
- 1,114km²
- 5communes
- 636mapped services

## How many people live in Quillota Province?

Quillota Province had an estimated **222,765 people** in 2022 — 11.2% of Valparaíso Region, 24th of 56 provinces. There are 1,041 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Valparaíso Region figure of 1,045). Spread over 1,114 km², that is about **200 people per km²**, 7th of 56 provinces.

19.4% of people are children under 15 and 14.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 37 years (it is 37 across Valparaíso Region). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 children and older people.

0–4 ****12,810**

5–9 ****15,068**

10–14 ****15,283**

15–19 ****14,252**

20–24 ****14,595**

25–29 ****16,523**

30–34 ****17,581**

35–39 ****15,748**

40–44 ****14,970**

45–49 ****13,836**

50–54 ****13,508**

55–59 ****13,631**

60–64 ****12,653**

65–69 ****10,514**

70–74 ****8,063**

75–79 ****5,930**

80+ ****7,800**

Source: [UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-chl).

## Where is Quillota Province?

Quillota Province lies in [Valparaíso Region](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/), [Chile](https://wherepedia.org/chile/). It borders 5 other provinces: [Chacabuco Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/region-metropolitana-de-santiago/chacabuco/), [Marga Marga Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/marga-marga/), [Petorca Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/petorca/), [San Felipe Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/san-felipe/) and [Valparaíso Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/valparaiso/). By area it is the 54th largest of 56 provinces in Chile. It covers 6.9% of [Valparaíso Region](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/). The centre of Quillota Province is about 88 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 52 km from Valparaíso, the main town of Valparaíso Region. The centre point is at 32.7907° S, 71.1610° W.

Source: [La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-chl).

## Things to see in and around Quillota Province

OpenStreetMap lists 25 named sights in Quillota Province: 7 viewpoints; 5 memorials; 4 attractions; 3 nature reserves; 2 museums; 2 archaeological sites; 2 waterfalls.

- Complejo Cultural Museo Interactivo · museum
- Museo Histórico Arqueológico de Quillota · museum
- La Cristalera · archaeological site
- Mina El Cuarzo · archaeological site
- Cascada Palos Quemados · waterfall
- Salto La Cortadera · waterfall
- Humedal Urbano Estero El Litre · nature reserve
- Humedal Urbano Mayaca · nature reserve
- Parque Nacional La Campana · nature reserve
- Cerro La Calera · viewpoint
- Cima Limache · viewpoint
- Mirador El Amasijo · viewpoint
- Mirador Salto La Cortadera · viewpoint
- Mirador Seña · viewpoint
- Mirador de Las Águilas · viewpoint
- Portezuelo Ocoa · viewpoint
- Letrero "Bienvenidos a La Calera" · attraction
- Medialuna San Pedro · attraction
- Monumento de Bienvenida · attraction
- Piedra Tacita · attraction
- Benary · memorial
- Construcción Multicancha Villa El Carmen · memorial
- Homenaje a los detenidos desaparecidos · memorial
- Homenaje al cuerpo de bomberos de Quillota · memorial
- Plaza Villa El Carmen · memorial

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Quillota Province

- Time zoneUTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- CurrencyPeso (CLP)
- Country calling code+56
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType C, L · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports

- Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · Santiago76 km
- Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) · Mendoza221 km

### Nearest railway station

Caupolicán (Calera), about 3.0 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.3 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Jun (about 10.0 hours, sunrise around 08:44, sunset around 18:44).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Communes of Quillota Province

Commune People per km² Area km² Localities Services 

[Quillota](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/quillota/quillota/) 99,401 328 303 110 354 

[Calera](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/quillota/calera/) 53,809 921 58 24 158 

[La Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/quillota/la-cruz/) 26,652 339 79 25 45 

[Nogales](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/quillota/nogales/) 23,594 58 406 30 38 

[Hijuelas](https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/quillota/hijuelas/) 19,309 72 268 32 41 

Source: [La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-chl); [UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-chl).

## Villages and localities in Quillota Province

Open gazetteers list **218 villages, towns and localities** in Quillota Province. The largest with a recorded population: Quillota (67,779), La Calera (50,221), Hacienda La Calera (49,106), La Cruz (17,310), Hijuelas (10,005) and Nogales (8,547). Settlements here lie between about 70 m and 513 m above sea level (median 227 m).

- Altos de Serrano
- Amanecer del Valle
- Ariztía
- Artificio
- Augusto Best
- Barracita
- Barracita Alto
- Barrio Alto
- Barrio Los Canelos
- Boco
- Boco Centro
- Boco Norte
- Boco Sur
- Bosques de San Isidro
- Cabo de Hornos
- Cajón de San Pedro
- Cajón de San Pedro 1
- Calle Chépica
- Calle Nueva
- Camino El Garretón
- Camino El Melón
- Camino El Tranque
- Camino Internacional
- Carolmo
- Casas Gualcapo
- Casas La Sombra
- Casas Viejas
- Casas de Purehue
- Chamizal
- Charrabata
- Chorrillos
- Collahue
- Condominio Alto Colmo
- Condominio Campanario
- Condominio Independiente Lo López
- Condominio Lomas de Tabolango
- Condominio Santa Josefina
- Conjunto habitacional Premio nobel de literatura
- Corolmo
- Don Bosco
- El Chamizal
- El Cobre
- El Cóndor
- El Cóndor Norte
- El Diamante
- El Huerto
- El Manzanar
- El Melón
- El Molino
- El Naranjal
- El Navío
- El Olivo
- El Olivo Oriente
- El Parque de Nogales
- El Polígono
- El Porvenir
- El Recuerdo
- El Retiro
- El Rodadero
- El Rosario
- Escuela de Caballería
- Estación Ocoa
- Esval Hidráulica
- Ex Fundo La Fortuna
- Febre
- Gualcapo
- Hacienda La Calera
- Hijuelas
- Huape
- La Calera
- La Capilla
- La Champa
- La Constancia
- La Cruz
- La Estrella
- La Fortuna
- La Glorieta
- La Hornilla - Los Molles
- La Ladera
- La Mermelada
- La Palmilla
- La Peña
- La Puntilla
- La Quebrada del Ají
- La Sombra
- La Tetera
- La Viña
- Las Cabritas
- Las Pataguas
- Las Romazas
- Las Viñas
- Lo Rojas
- Lo Valera
- Lomas del Cajón
- Los Almendros
- Los Almendros Poniente
- Los Caleos
- Los Castaños
- Los Chacras
- Los Corrales
- Los Cruceros
- Los Faisanes
- Los Litres
- Los Magnolios
- Los Mardones
- Los Morrillos
- Los Nogales
- Los Olivos de Mauco
- Los Paltos
- Los Pinos
- Los Pintores
- Los Tilos
- Luchando por un Sueño
- Maitenes Norte
- Maitenes Sur
- Manzanar
- Mauco
- Medialuna
- Miraflores
- Nogales
- Nuevo Pucalán
- Oasis de La Campana
- Ocoa
- Pachacama
- Pachacama Oriente
- Pachacama Poniente
- Pachacamita
- Pachacamita Norte
- Pachacamita Oriente
- Pachacamita Sur
- Parcela San Isidro
- Parcelación Doña Emilia y Santa Isabel
- Parcelación Santa Laura
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda Poniente
- Población 19 de febrero
- Población Aconcagua Sur
- Población Antumapu
- Población Bolonia
- Población Chile Nuevo
- Población Corvi
- Población El Bosque
- Población El Cristo
- Población El Progreso
- Población Empleados Particulares
- Población Garretón
- Población Gonzalo de Los Ríos
- Población Hermanos Carrera
- Población José Miguel Carrera
- Población La Concepción
- Población Leonardo Da Vinci
- Población Lo Garzo
- Población Los Lúcumos
- Población Manuela Figueroa
- Población Nuevo Horizonte
- Población Portales
- Población Rios de Chile
- Población Salvador Said
- Población San Isidro
- Población Santo Domingo
- Población Sol de Julio
- Pocochay
- Portal Araucarias
- Pucalán
- Pueblo de Indios
- Punta de Torrejón
- Purehue
- Quillota
- Rabuco
- Rautén Alto
- Rautén Bajo
- René Schneider
- Ricardo Santa Cruz
- San Carlos
- San Felipe
- San Isidro
- San Jorge
- San Pedro
- San Rafael
- Santa Amalia
- Santa Herminia
- Santa María
- Santa Rosa
- Santos Molina
- Villa Alegre
- Villa Buque Escuela Esmeralda
- Villa Cervantes y escritores
- Villa Coopreval
- Villa El Carmen
- Villa El Crisol
- Villa El Sendero
- Villa España
- Villa Hermano Bonifacio
- Villa Jardines del Aconcagua
- Villa Jardines del Valle
- Villa Las Américas
- Villa Las Palmas
- Villa Los Aromos
- Villa Los Copihues
- Villa Los Manantiales del Inca
- Villa Los Quillayes
- Villa Los Reyes Católicos
- Villa México
- Villa Padre Hurtado
- Villa Paraíso
- Villa Prat
- Villa Rapa Nui
- Villa Reina Ana
- Villa San Miguel
- Villa Santa Isabel
- Villa Santa Teresita
- Villa Sopraval
- Villa Terracruz
- Villa Valparaíso
- Villa Venezuela
- Vista Hermosa Norte
- Vista Hermosa Sur
- Viña Guzmán

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Quillota Province

Named natural and historic features inside Quillota Province, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

20 rivers and streams.

- Cajón de San Pedro
- Estero El Carretón
- Estero El Cobre
- Estero El Gallo
- Estero El Sauce
- Estero La Gloria
- Estero La Javiera
- Estero Melón
- Estero Rautén
- Estero San Isidro
- Estero San Pedro
- Estero de Los Litres
- Estero de Rabuco
- Quebrada El Colle
- Quebrada El Infiernillo
- Quebrada Infierno
- Quebrada Romeral de la Sombra
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada de Zamora
- Quebrada del Pangue

### Hills and mountains

36 mountains; 18 peaks; 9 hills; 1 mountain pass.

- Cerro Caquis · 2,191 m
- Cerro Ladera · 2,175 m
- Morro El Manzano · 2,148 m
- Cerro Hornito · 2,026 m
- Cerro Caquicito · 1,988 m
- Morro de La Plata · 1,956 m
- Cerro La Campana · 1,822 m
- El Maitencillo · 1,769 m
- Puntilla El Imán · 1,762 m
- Cerro Calles · 1,735 m
- Cerro Águila · 1,603 m
- Cerro Cóndores · 1,399 m
- Cerro Penitentes · 1,278 m
- Cerro La Filomena · 1,271 m
- Morro del Maqui · 1,271 m
- Tardones · 1,270 m
- Alto El Barco · 1,228 m
- Cerro Santa Teresa · 1,176 m
- Cerro El Chivato · 1,162 m
- Cerro El Zancudo · 1,092 m
- Torito · 1,008 m
- Morro Chacana · 987 m
- Alto del Francés · 977 m
- Cerro Campana de Quillota · 970 m

…and 40 more.

### Getting around

6 railway stations; 1 airfield.

- Aeródromo El Boco
- Colmo
- Estación Cousiño
- Estación Venecia
- La Calera
- Ocoa
- Pachacama

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Quillota Province and the best time to visit

In Quillota Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (10 °C). About 287 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (71 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 2 

Feb 20 2 

Mar 19 4 

Apr 16 11 

May 13 55 

Jun 11 71 

Jul 10 58 

Aug 11 50 

Sep 12 15 

Oct 14 11 

Nov 17 6 

Dec 19 3 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Quillota Province

Places mapped inside Quillota Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals40
- Banks31
- Petrol pumps23
- Hotels15
- Shopping malls28
- Schools159
- Colleges and universities18
- Cinemas7
- Pharmacies41
- Restaurants223
- Police stations11
- Dental clinics40

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Quillota Province?In Valparaíso Region, Chile
- What is the population of Quillota Province?222,765 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Quillota Province?About 37 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Quillota Province?About 200 people per km²
- What borders Quillota Province?Chacabuco Province, Marga Marga Province, Petorca Province, San Felipe Province and Valparaíso Province
- What is there to see in Quillota Province?Benary, Cascada Palos Quemados, Cerro La Calera, Cima Limache
- What time zone is Quillota Province in?UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Quillota Province?Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Quillota Province?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Quillota Province?218 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Quillota Province?Settlements lie between 70 m and 513 m
- What is the highest point in Quillota Province?Cerro Caquis (2,191 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Quillota Province?January to December
- How many hospitals are in Quillota Province?40 mapped
- How many banks are in Quillota Province?31 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Quillota Province?23 mapped
- What is the P-code of Quillota Province?CL055 (OCHA common operational dataset)