Commune · Limarí Province
# Ovalle

Ovalle is a commune of Chile in Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region. It had an estimated 123,013 people in 2022 on 3,547 km² (about 35 per km²). 279 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 405 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 123,013 people (2022)
- 3,547 km²
- 405 mapped services
- 258 m typical elevation

## How many people live in Ovalle?

Ovalle had an estimated 123,013 people in 2022 — 66.1% of Limarí Province, 53rd of 345 communes. There are 1,044 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Limarí Province figure of 1,037). Spread over 3,547 km², that is about 35 people per km², 159th of 345 communes.

20.4% of people are children under 15 and 14.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 36 years (it is 37 across Limarí Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 52 children and older people.
- 0–4 7,405
- 5–9 8,689
- 10–14 9,019
- 15–19 7,688
- 20–24 7,783
- 25–29 9,146
- 30–34 9,714
- 35–39 8,603
- 40–44 8,376
- 45–49 7,822
- 50–54 7,820
- 55–59 7,435
- 60–64 6,314
- 65–69 5,376
- 70–74 4,141
- 75–79 3,080
- 80+ 4,602

Source: UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Ovalle?

Ovalle lies in Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile. It borders 6 other communes: Andacollo, Canela, Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Punitaqui and Río Hurtado. By area it is the 50th largest of 345 communes in Chile. It covers 26.6% of Limarí Province. The centre of Ovalle is about 311 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. The centre point is at 30.7634° S, 71.5487° W.

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Ovalle

OpenStreetMap lists 34 named sights in Ovalle: 10 viewpoints; 7 memorials; 5 archaeological sites; 4 nature reserves; 3 beachs; 2 attractions; 2 museums; 1 monument.
- Museo Parroquial de Barraza · museum
- Museo del Limarí · museum
- Cabeza de Quisco · archaeological site
- Cabeza de Televisor · archaeological site
- La Familia · archaeological site
- Santuario · archaeological site
- Sitio Arqueológico Panulcillo II · archaeological site
- Monumento Arqueológico Valle del Encanto · nature reserve
- Parque Nacional Bosque de Fray Jorge · nature reserve
- Santuario de la Naturaleza Desembocadura del Río Limarí · nature reserve
- Sitio Ramsar Humedal del río Limarí · nature reserve
- Playa Amolanas · beach
- Playa El Teniente · beach
- Playa Locayo · beach
- Estuario del río Limarí · viewpoint
- Mirador · viewpoint
- Mirador · viewpoint
- Mirador Embalse Recoleta · viewpoint
- Mirador Ovalle · viewpoint
- Mirador Talinay · viewpoint
- Plaza de Armas de Ovalle · viewpoint
- Terrazas Litorales · viewpoint
- Valle del Encanto · viewpoint
- Viña Tabali · viewpoint
- Petroglifos Valle Del Encanto · attraction
- caleta totoral · attraction
- Busto Carlos Condell · memorial
- Heriberto Erlwein Schleyer · memorial
- Homenaje a las Victimas de violaciones de DD. HH. Ovalle · memorial
- Inca · memorial

…and 4 more.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Ovalle
- Time zone UTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- Currency Peso (CLP)
- Country calling code +56
- Languages Spanish
- Plug types Type C, L · 220 V
- Driving side Right
- Postcode format 7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports
- La Florida Airport (LSC) · La Serena-Coquimbo 100 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.1 hours, sunrise around 06:37) and shortest in Jun (about 10.2 hours, sunrise around 08:41, sunset around 18:51).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Ovalle

Open gazetteers list 279 villages, towns and localities in Ovalle. The largest with a recorded population: Ovalle (77,138). Settlements here lie between about 25 m and 839 m above sea level (median 258 m).
- 21 de Mayo
- 8 de Julio
- Alcaparra Norte
- Alcones
- Alcones Altos
- Alcones Bajo
- Algarrobo
- Algarrobo Bajo
- Algarrobo Oriente
- Alto Las Mollacas
- Altos La Gloria
- Altos La Gloria Oriente
- Altos de Tuqui
- Angostura
- Arrayán Bajo
- Atenas
- Balí
- Barrancas
- Barraza
- Barraza Alto
- Barraza Alto Socos
- Barraza Bajo
- Bicentenario I
- Bicentenario II
- Buenos Aires de Punilla
- Caballo Muerto
- Caleta El Sauce
- Caleta El Toro
- Caleta Sierra
- Caleta Talquilla
- Camarico
- Campo Lindo
- Campo Lindo La Villa
- Cancha Rayada
- Canelilla Alta
- Canelilla Baja
- Canihuante
- Capitán Ávalos
- Carachilla
- Carmelitana
- Casas Punta de Guana
- Cerrillos Pobres
- Cerrillos Pobres Oriente
- Cerrillos de Tamaya
- Cerro Blanco
- Chalinga
- Charlesburg
- Cobresal
- Colonia de Talhuén
- Consa
- Cuarto Cajón
- Cuesta Zapato Roto
- Cumbre del Olivo
- El Acacio
- El Bosque
- El Cobre
- El Durazno
- El Espinal
- El Espinal Norte
- El Espinal de Chalinga
- El Granado
- El Ingenio
- El Ingenio Norte
- El Llano de Canelilla
- El Llano de Limarí
- El Manzano
- El Mirador
- El Olivo
- El Porvenir
- El Queñe
- El Rincón
- El Rincón de La Calera
- El Romeral
- El Romero
- El Rumai
- El Siete
- El Sol
- El Teniente
- El Teniente Sur
- El Toro
- El Tranque
- El Trébol
- Esperanza
- Estancia El Durazno
- Flor del Norte
- Fray Jorge
- Galleguillos
- Guallilinga
- Guamalata
- Hacienda Altos de La Chimba
- Higueritas Unidas
- Higueritas Unidas Norte
- Huamalata
- Incienso
- Infiernillo
- Jardines de Alicante
- José Tomás Ovalle
- La Aguada
- La Cachina
- La Calera
- La Cebada
- La Cebada Sur
- La Chimba
- La Higuera Sola
- La Higuerita
- La Placa
- La Portada
- La Portada de Sotaquí
- La Ruca
- La Silleta
- La Silleta Baja
- La Sossa
- La Torre
- La Verdiona
- La Viñita
- Lagunillas
- Las Damas
- Las Damas Norte
- Las Lechuzas
- Las Placetas
- Las Ramadas
- Las Sossas
- Limarí
- Limarí Norte
- Limarí Poniente
- Llanos de Campo Lindo
- Llanos de La Chimba
- Llanos de Limarí
- Llanos de San Julián
- Lomas de Tuqui
- Lorenzo Araya
- Lorenzo Peralta de Punilla
- Los Acacios
- Los Aromos
- Los Baños
- Los Canelos
- Los Ciénagos
- Los Hornitos
- Los Leices
- Los Lirios
- Los Loros
- Los Maitenes
- Los Nogales
- Los Olivos
- Los Pinches
- Los Trigos
- Lourdes
- Maitencillo
- Maitencillo Sur
- Mantos de Hornillos
- Mantos de Hornillos Norte
- Media Hacienda
- Mina Blanca
- Mirador Sol de Ovalle
- Norte Verde
- Nueva Aurora
- Olivar Bajo
- Oruro
- Oruro Alto
- Oruro Bajo
- Ovalle
- Pachingo
- Padre Damián Heredia Stecher
- Panulcillo
- Parque Inglés
- Pejerreyes
- Peral Ojo de Agua
- Peña Blanca
- Peñablanca Oriente
- Playa Talca
- Población Ariztía
- Población Castilla
- Población Las Flores
- Población Tapia
- Población Yaconi
- Portal de Tuquí
- Porvenir
- Potrerillo Alto
- Potrerillo Bajo
- Potrerillos Altos
- Potrerillos Altos Oriente
- Pozo Gregorio
- Pueblo de Barraza
- Puerta del Sol
- Puntilla Barrancas
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada de Cachaco
- Quebrada de los Negros
- Quiscal
- Recoleta
- Ribera del Río
- Rincón Grande de La Calera
- Rincón del Talhuén
- Romeralcillo
- Romeralcillo Alto
- Romeralcillo Bajo
- Rumay
- Salala
- Samo Bajo
- San Félix
- San Jorge
- San José de la Dehesa
- San Julián
- San Luis
- Santa Antonia
- Santa Berta
- Santa Catalina
- Santa Catalina Norte
- Santa Cristina
- Santa Cristina Centro
- Santa Cristina Parte Alta
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Marta
- Santa Rosa
- Serón de San Julián
- Sifón de Paloma
- Soco
- Socos
- Sotaquí
- Tabalí
- Talcaruca
- Talhuén
- Talinay Alto
- Talinay Bajo
- Tranquilla
- Tranquilla Norte
- Trapiche
- Trapiche Oriente
- Trapiche Poniente
- Tuqui Alto
- Tuquí
- Unión Campesina
- Unión Campesina Oriente
- Valdivia
- Valdivia de Punilla
- Vegas de Limarí
- Villa Agrícola
- Villa Amanecer
- Villa Antofagasta
- Villa David Perry
- Villa Diego Portales
- Villa Doña Amalia
- Villa Educación
- Villa El Ingenio
- Villa El Libertador
- Villa El Molino
- Villa El Portal
- Villa El Sauce
- Villa La Paz
- Villa Las Acacias
- Villa Las Américas
- Villa Las Brisas
- Villa Las Palmas
- Villa Las Torres
- Villa Los Gobernadores
- Villa Los Halcones
- Villa Los Naranjos
- Villa Los Presidentes
- Villa Magisterio
- Villa Manuel Lobos
- Villa Mirador del Ingenio
- Villa Pablo Moriamez
- Villa Ricardo Lagos
- Villa San Antonio
- Villa San Carlos
- Villa San Francisco
- Villa San José
- Villa San Miguel
- Villa Talinay
- Villa Tarapacá
- Villa Tuquí
- Villalón
- Villaseca
- Villorrio de Talhuén
- Vista Hermosa
- Yolita
- Yungay
- Zorrilla
- Óscar Lanas

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Ovalle

Named natural and historic features inside Ovalle, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

17 rivers and streams; 4 reservoirs and tanks.
- Embalse Concepción
- Embalse Los Cerrillos
- Embalse Recoleta
- Embalse Santa Rosa
- Estero Aguada
- Estero Cachaco
- Estero Punitaqui
- Estero Punitaqui
- Quebrada Amolanas
- Quebrada Arrayán
- Quebrada Corgonia
- Quebrada Higuerillas
- Quebrada Los Patos
- Quebrada Pescador
- Quebrada San Pedro
- Quebrada Sauce
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada del Ingenio
- Quebrada del Teniente
- Rio Hurtado
- Río Grande

### Coast and islands

13 headlands; 1 beach.
- Playa Los Lobos
- Punta El Tabaco
- Punta Farellones
- Punta Gruesa
- Punta Limarí Norte
- Punta Limarí Sur
- Punta Negra
- Punta Piedra Lobos
- Punta Sierra
- Punta Talca
- Punta Talinay
- Punta Talquilla
- Punta Vana
- Punta Verdicocho

### Hills and mountains

31 mountains; 15 hills.
- Cerro Blanco · 1,314 m
- Cerro Villarroel · 1,168 m
- Cerro El Reloj · 1,085 m
- Cerro Colorado · 1,078 m
- Cerro La Mina Vieja · 1,067 m
- Cerro Piedra Baya · 1,033 m
- Cerro El Zapallo · 1,025 m
- Cerro Las Tres Vetas · 1,012 m
- Cerro El Plomo · 939 m
- Cerro Incienso · 928 m
- Cerro La Loma Pelada · 911 m
- Cerro Zapallo · 897 m
- Cerro del Fraile · 887 m
- Loma Las Mulas · 876 m
- Morro de los Manantiales · 873 m
- Cerro del Fraile · 847 m
- Cerro Tabaquero · 843 m
- Cerro de las Brujas · 798 m
- Cerro La Parva · 762 m
- Cerro Talinay · 743 m
- Morro Mina Chefurria · 727 m
- Cerro Quiscudo · 668 m
- Cerro San José · 667 m
- Cerro Grande Naranjo · 645 m

…and 22 more.

### Forests and nature

1 park.
- Parque Nacional Fray Jorge

### Getting around

5 airfields; 5 railway stations; 2 airports; 1 bridge.
- Carachilla
- El Tuqui
- El Tuqui
- Fray Jorge Airport
- Higueritas
- Ovalle Airport
- Ovalle Huayanay Airport
- Pachingo
- Pejerreyes
- Puente Limarí
- Recoleta
- Santa Rosa de Tabali Airport
- Sotaquí

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Ovalle and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Limarí Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 411 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 136 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (34 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are January to December.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 23 | 2 |
| Feb | 23 | 2 |
| Mar | 22 | 2 |
| Apr | 20 | 5 |
| May | 17 | 25 |
| Jun | 16 | 34 |
| Jul | 15 | 27 |
| Aug | 16 | 22 |
| Sep | 17 | 6 |
| Oct | 19 | 6 |
| Nov | 21 | 3 |
| Dec | 22 | 2 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ovalle
| Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | |
| Hospital | Consultorio Rural Cerrillos De Tamaya · Ovalle | 24 km | Map |
| Bank | State Bank · Punitaqui | 29 km | Map |
| ATM | Cajero Automatico · Ovalle | 37 km | Map |
| Petrol pump | Copec · Ovalle | 7.1 km | Map |
| Hotel | Termas de Socos · Ovalle | 6.3 km | Map |
| School | Escuela Básica Las Aguilas · Ovalle | 3.2 km | Map |
| College | Universidad Bolivariana · Ovalle | 37 km | Map |
| Police station | Tenencia Carreteras Limari · Ovalle | 21 km | Map |

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ovalle

Places mapped inside Ovalle in open map data, by type.
- Hospitals 19
- Banks 13
- ATMs 3
- Petrol pumps 17
- Hotels 29
- Shopping malls 7
- Schools 121
- Colleges and universities 7
- Cinemas 5
- Pharmacies 24
- Restaurants 129
- Police stations 9
- Dental clinics 22

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communes in Limarí Province
- Combarbalá
- Monte Patria
- Punitaqui
- Río Hurtado

## Quick answers
- Where is Ovalle? In Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile
- What is the population of Ovalle? 123,013 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Ovalle? About 36 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Ovalle? About 35 people per km²
- What borders Ovalle? Andacollo, Canela, Coquimbo, Monte Patria, Punitaqui and Río Hurtado
- What is there to see in Ovalle? Busto Carlos Condell, Cabeza de Quisco, Cabeza de Televisor, Estuario del río Limarí
- What time zone is Ovalle in? UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Ovalle? Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Ovalle? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ovalle? 279 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ovalle? Settlements lie between 25 m and 839 m
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ovalle? 4 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Ovalle? Cerro Blanco (1,314 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ovalle? January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ovalle? Consultorio Rural Cerrillos De Tamaya, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ovalle? State Bank, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ovalle? Cajero Automatico, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ovalle? Copec, about 7.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ovalle? 19 mapped
- How many banks are in Ovalle? 13 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Ovalle? 3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Ovalle? 17 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ovalle? CL04301 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Commune
- Area: 3,547.1 km²
- P-code: CL04301
- Province: Limarí Province
- Main town: Ovalle

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