Limarí Province

Limarí Province () 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 , 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  long.

Population
 (last national census), there were 156,158 people living in the province, giving it a population density of  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.

+ Limarí province Code Comuna  Capital Area(km²) Population(2002) 04301 13 Ovalle Ovalle 3,834.5 98,089 04302 11 Combarbalá Combarbalá 1,895.9 13,483 04303 12 Monte Patria Monte Patria 4,366.3 30,276 04304 14 Punitaqui  Punitaqui 1,339.3 9,539 04305 15 Río Hurtado Río Hurtado 2,117.2 4,771 Total of the Limarí province 13,553.2 156,158

References

Other websites
 Territorial division of Chile 
 Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo Official website 
 Province of Limarí website 

Category:Provinces of Chile
Category:Coquimbo Region