Limache

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 (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 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute Limache has 46,121 inhabitants (22,353 men and 23,768 women). Of these, 39,169 (84.9%) lived in urban areas and 6,952 (15.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 17.6% (6,902 persons) 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 (Ind./RN). • Victoria Ladrón de Guevara Astudillo (REP) • Alexis Ahumada Gómez (UDI) • Danilo Sandoval Sarabia (Ind./UDI) • Matías Irarrázabal Gutiérrez (RN) • Paula Abarca Carrizo (Ind./RN) • Álvaro Zamora Pérez (PS) 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). ==Notable people==

• Alfredo Calderón (born 1986), footballer ==References==