Limache


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 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 |National Statistics Institute] Limache has 46,121 inhabitants. Of these, 39,169 lived in urban areas and 6,952 in rural areas. The population grew by 17.6% 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. The current municipal council has the following members:
  • Victoria Ladrón de Guevara Astudillo
  • Alexis Ahumada Gómez
  • Danilo Sandoval Sarabia
  • Matías Irarrázabal Gutiérrez
  • Paula Abarca Carrizo
  • Álvaro Zamora Pérez
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Limache is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marcelo Schilling and Arturo Squella as part of the 12th electoral district,. The township is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto and Lily Pérez San Martín as part of the 5th senatorial constituency.

Notable people