Limarí Province

Limarí Province (Spanish: Provincia de Limarí) is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Ovalle. It is named after the main river of the province: the Limarí River. Geography The Limarí province has an area of 13,553.2 km2 (5,232.9 sq mi), the second largest province in the Coquimbo region. Limarí is bordered on the north by the Elqui province, on the east by Argentina, on the south by the Choapa province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The main river of the province is the Limarí river that is 64 km (39.8 mi) long. Population As of 2002 (last national census), there were 156,158 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 11.5 inhabitants/km². The largest city of the province is Ovalle, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 66,405 inhabitants. Administration As a province, Limarí is a second-level administrative division, consisting of five communes (comunas). The city of Ovalle serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor. References Other websites Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish) Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo Archived 2015-07-26 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in Spanish) Province of Limarí website (in Spanish)