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 in Chile's Zona Central, located east of the
port city of Valparaíso and 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
and 6,952 (15.1%) in
. 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
alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The present mayor is Daniel Morales Espíndola (Independent, pro-RN).
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 (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).
Notable People
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Alfredo Calderón (born 1986), footballer
