Limache
title: "Limache" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-chile", "populated-places-in-marga-marga"] topic_path: "general/communes-of-chile" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limache" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Limache |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | City and Commune |
| image_skyline | LimacheArriba.JPG |
| image_alt | Limache |
| image_caption | Limache |
| flag_alt | Flag |
| image_shield | Escudo_de_Limache.svg |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms |
| image_map | Comuna de Limache.svg |
| map_alt | Location of the Limache commune in the Valparaíso Region |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_map_narrow | yes |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_alt | Location in Chile |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| coor_pinpoint | city |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Valparaíso |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Marga Marga |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Municipality |
| leader_party | Ind./RN |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Luciano Valenzuela |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 293.8 |
| elevation_m | 377 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 46121 |
| population_as_of | 2017 Census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_demonym | Limachino |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 39169 |
| population_blank2_title | Rural |
| population_blank2 | 6952 |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 22,353 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 23,768 |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| area_code | +56 32 |
| website | Official website |
| :: |
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Limache is a town and commune in Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region, Chile. It is the only Chilean commune with two urban areas: San Francisco de Limache on the north side of the Pelumpén stream, and Limache Viejo on the south. Limache is well-known in Chile for its production of tomatoes, as well as the annual celebration of its patron saint known as the .
Geography
Limache spans an inland area of 293.8 sqkm in Chile's Zona Central, located 43 km east of the port city of Valparaíso and 103 km northwest of the national capital of Santiago.
Culture
The Feast of the Virgin of the 40 Hours (La Fiesta de la Virgen de las 40 Horas) begins in Limache 40 hours before the last Sunday in February with masses every hour, culminating on Sunday with a procession through the city.
Demographics
According to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute Limache has 46,121 inhabitants (22,353 men and 23,768 women). Of these, 39,169 (84.9%) lived in urban areas and 6,952 (15.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 17.6% (6,902 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses.
Administration
As a township, Limache is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor who is directly elected every four years. The 2024–2028 mayor is Luciano Valenzuela Romero (Ind./RN). The current municipal council has the following members:
- Victoria Ladrón de Guevara Astudillo (REP)
- Alexis Ahumada Gómez (UDI)
- Danilo Sandoval Sarabia (Ind./UDI)
- Matías Irarrázabal Gutiérrez (RN)
- Paula Abarca Carrizo (Ind./RN)
- Álvaro Zamora Pérez (PS)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Limache is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marcelo Schilling (PS) and Arturo Squella (UDI) as part of the 12th electoral district, (together with Olmué, Villa Alemana, Quilpué). The township is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).
Notable people
- Alfredo Calderón (born 1986), footballer
References
References
- "Alcalde Luciano Valenzuela Romero". Municipality of Limache.
- "Resultados CENSO 2017".
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "''"Fiesta de la Virgen de las 40 Horas"''".
- "Concejo Municipal 2024-2028". Municipality of Limache.
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