Quillota
Sign in to saveQuillota is a city located in the valley of the Aconcagua River in Valparaíso Region, Chile. It is the capital and largest city of Quillota Province. It is surrounded by the localities of San Isidro, La Palma, Pocochay, and San Pedro. It is an important agricultural center, mainly because of the plantations of avocado and cherimoya trees.
Key facts
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- Quillota
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- es
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- City and Commune
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- Flag
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- City created with care(Ciudad creada con cariño)
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- Location of the Quillota commune in the Valparaíso Region
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- Chile
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- Location in Chile
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- Chile
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via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Quillota
- Demonym
- quillotano
- Country
- Chile
- Population
- 73261
- Area
- 15.21
- Elevation
- 462
- Official website
- www.quillota.cl
- Image
- Árbol caído, Quillota 20210822 34.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Quillota
- Commons category
- Quillota
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Quillota
- inception
- 1717-11-11
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Quillota
- postal code
- 2260000
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- City planning
- Administration
- Schools and universities
- Climate
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Quillota is a city located in the valley of the Aconcagua River in Valparaíso Region, Chile. It is the capital and largest city of Quillota Province. It is surrounded by the localities of San Isidro, La Palma, Pocochay, and San Pedro. It is an important agricultural center, mainly because of the plantations of avocado and cherimoya trees.
Quillota is connected to the city of La Calera by the small city of La Cruz. Charles Darwin described the area's agriculture and the landscape in his book The Voyage of the Beagle. In nearby La Campana National Park, there is a plaque at a viewpoint commemorating Darwin's visit.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quillota” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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