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Limache
Limache
Limache
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of the Limache commune in the Valparaíso Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Limache
Location in Chile
Country Chile
Region Valparaíso
Province Marga Marga
Government
 • Type Municipality
Area
 • Total 293.8 km2 (113.4 sq mi)
  As of 2002 Census
Elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)
 • Total 43,999
 • Density 149.758/km2 (387.87/sq mi)
 • Urban
34,948
 • Rural
4,271
Demonym(s) Limachino
Sex
 • Men 19269
 • Women 19950
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code(s) +56 32
Website Official website: http://www.limache.cl/

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 Virgin of the 40 Hours [es].

Geography

Limache spans an inland area of 293.8 km2 (113 sq mi) in Chile's Zona Central, located 43 km (27 mi) east of the port city of Valparaíso and 103 km (64 mi) 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 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute Limache has 39,219 inhabitants (19,269 men and 19,950 women). Of these, 34,948 (89.1%) lived in urban areas and 4,271 (10.9%) in rural areas. The population grew by 12.6% (4,380 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 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 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 Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).

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