Petorca
Petorca is a Chilean town and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of 1,516.6 km2. Since 2010 Petorca has been affected by a long-term drought aggravated by poor water administration that have allowed limited water resources go to avocado plantations rather than human settlements.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 500 metres (1,620 feet)
- Description: commune of Chile
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Latitude
-32.1903° or 32° 11′ 25″ south
Longitude
-70.8704° or 70° 52′ 14″ west
Open location code
47VFR45H+VR
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Petorca” goes by many names.
PetorcaAsturian
PetorcaBasque
ПеторкаBelarusian
PetorcaCatalan
PetorcaCebuano
佩托尔卡Chinese
佩托爾卡Chinese
PetorcaDimli (individual language)
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