Limache, Valparaiso Region, Zona Central, Chile

Geography | Culture | Demographics | Administration

🇨🇱 Limache is a Chilean town and township in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. Limache is the only township of Chile that has two urban areas: San Francisco de Limache on the north side of the Pelumpén stream, and Limache Viejo on the south side. Limache is famous for its tomato production and the religious feast of "The Virgin of the 40 Hours".

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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) north-west of the national capital of Santiago.

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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.

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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.

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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. Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Limache is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as part of the 12th electoral district, (together with Olmué, Villa Alemana, Quilpué). The township is represented in the Senate as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).

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Limache, Valparaiso Region, Zona Central, Chile 
<b>Limache, Valparaiso Region, Zona Central, Chile</b>
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Limache has a population of over 44,000 people. Limache also forms part of the wider Marga Marga Province which has a population of over 325,207 people. Limache is situated 23 km north-east of Quilpue.

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Antipodal to Limache is: 108.734,33.002

Locations Near: Limache -71.2657,-33.0018

🇨🇱 Villa Alemana -71.373,-33.044 d: 11.1  

🇨🇱 Quilpue -71.442,-33.048 d: 17.2  

🇨🇱 La Calera -71.183,-32.783 d: 25.5  

🇨🇱 Viña del Mar -71.55,-33.017 d: 26.6  

🇨🇱 Valparaíso -71.619,-33.046 d: 33.3  

🇨🇱 Lampa -70.91,-33.283 d: 45.6  

🇨🇱 Melipilla -71.267,-33.617 d: 68.4  

🇨🇱 Colina -70.667,-33.2 d: 60  

🇨🇱 San Antonio -71.613,-33.581 d: 72  

🇨🇱 Conchalí -70.667,-33.383 d: 70  

Antipodal to: Limache 108.734,33.002

🇨🇳 Ankang 109.014,32.684 d: 19971.1  

🇨🇳 Xi'an 108.933,34.25 d: 19875.1  

🇨🇳 Beilin 108.958,34.249 d: 19874.9  

🇨🇳 Xi An 108.925,34.271 d: 19872.9  

🇨🇳 Qindu 108.667,34.3 d: 19870.6  

🇨🇳 Xianyang 108.709,34.33 d: 19867.4  

🇨🇳 Weiyang 108.942,34.318 d: 19867.5  

🇨🇳 Weinan 109.471,34.521 d: 19833  

🇨🇳 Sanyuan 108.933,34.683 d: 19827.2  

🇨🇳 Hanzhong 107.025,33.071 d: 19855.6  

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