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Quillota Province Quillota Province Quillota Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quillota (pop. 75,916). As a province, Quillota is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: "comunas"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: On March 11, 2010, the communes of Limache and Olmué were transferred to Marga Marga Province under Law 20,368 (signed August 25, 2009). The province spans a landlocked area of , the smallest in