Lima Province

Provincia de Lima
Capital Lima
Area 2,672.28 km²
Population
  - Total
  - Density
7 112 744 (2002 estimate)
2 615/km²
Subdivisions 43 districts
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The Lima Province is a province in the central coast of Peru. It is unique in that it is the only province in the country that does not belong to any of the twenty-five regions. The city of Lima, which is the nation's capital, is located in the province. The province is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Callao Region on the west, and the Lima Region (provinces of Cañete, Canta, Huaral and Huarochirí) on the north, east, and south.

Although its area is small, this province is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Peruvian economy. This is where much of the nation's GDP is concentrated and almost one-third of the nation's population lives in the province. It is also the cultural and transport hub of the country.

Contents
1 Government
2 History
3 Political division
4 External links

Government

The Lima province is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. Its current mayor is Luis Castañeda Lossio.

History

The Lima Province was created in 1821 as Peru's territory was divided into departments, provinces, districts and parishes. The province was part of the Lima Department, which was formed by the territories of present day Lima, Callao and Ica regions, and the provinces of Casma, Huarmey and Santa, which later would be part of the La Costa Department.

As time passed by, the department's territory kept being divided, although the Lima Province was always part of it. However, since the 1980s the need to separate the province from the rest of the department had already been forecasted, due to the immigration wave that started in the 1950s.

Finally, the decision to separate the province was taken in 2002, the year in which the new regionalization law was passed.

Political division

The Province of Lima is divided into 43 districts (Spanish: distritos; singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). Together, these districts comprise the city of Lima.

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  1. Ancón
  2. Santa Rosa
  3. Puente Piedra
  4. San Martín de Porres
  5. Lima
  6. San Miguel
  7. Magdalena del Mar
  8. San Isidro
  9. Miraflores
  10. Barranco
  11. Chorrillos
  12. Villa el Salvador
  13. Lurín
  14. Punta Hermosa
  15. Punta Negra
  16. San Bartolo
  17. Santa María del Mar
  18. Pucusana
  19. Carabayllo
  20. Comas
  21. Los Olivos
  22. Independencia
  23. Rímac
  24. Breña
  25. Pueblo Libre
  26. Jesús María
  27. Lince
  28. Surquillo
  29. Santiago de Surco
  30. San Juan de Miraflores
  31. Villa María del Triunfo
  32. Pachacamac
  33. San Juan de Lurigancho
  34. El Agustino
  35. La Victoria
  36. San Borja
  37. La Molina
  38. San Luis
  39. Santa Anita
  40. Lurigancho
  41. Ate
  42. Cieneguilla
  43. Chaclacayo

External links


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 Political division of Peru
Regions

Amazonas | Ancash | Apurímac | Arequipa | Ayacucho | Cajamarca | Callao | Cusco | Huancavelica | Huánuco | Ica | Junín | La Libertad | Lambayeque | Lima | Loreto | Madre de Dios | Moquegua | Pasco | Piura | Puno | San Martín | Tacna | Tumbes | Ucayali

The Lima Province, seat of government, is not part of any of the twenty-five regions.

See also: Lima Province, 1821, 1950s, 1980s, 2002, Amazonas Region, Ancash Region, Ancón