| Limache | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Image Alt: | Limache |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Location of the Limache commune in the Valparaíso Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.0167°N -87°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Valparaíso |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marga Marga |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Daniel Morales Espíndola |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Note: | As of 2002 Census |
| Area Total Km2: | 293.8 |
| Elevation M: | 377 |
| Population Total: | 43999 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Limachino |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 34948 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 4271 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 19269 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 19950 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | +56 32 |
| Website: | Official website |
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 .
Limache spans an inland area of 293.8sqkm in Chile's Zona Central, located 43km (27miles) east of the port city of Valparaíso and 103km (64miles) northwest of the national capital of Santiago.
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.[5]
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.[2]
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).[1]
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).