Limache

Limache
Limache
Limache


Coat of arms
Location of the Limache commune in the Valparaíso Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Limache
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°01′S 71°16′W / 33.017°S 71.267°W / -33.017; -71.267
CountryChile
RegionValparaíso
ProvinceMarga Marga
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorDaniel Morales Espíndola
Area
 • Total293.8 km2 (113.4 sq mi)
Elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)
Population
 (2017 Census)[2]
 • Total46,121
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Urban
39,169
 • Rural
6,952
DemonymLimachino
Sex
 • Men22,353
 • Women23,768
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code+56 32
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

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].

  1. ^ "Municipality of Limache" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Resultados CENSO 2017" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.