Ate district
| Ate district | ||
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 Location of the district in the province of Lima |
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Peru | |
| region | region free | |
| province | Lima | |
| Seat | Vitarte | |
| surface | 77.7 km² | |
| Residents | 599,196 (2017) | |
| density | 7710 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | 4th August 1821 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE | |
| Website | www.muniate.gob.pe (Spanish) | |
| politics | ||
| Alcalde District | Edde Cuellar Alegría (2019-2022) | |
| Political party | Acción Popular | |
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Coordinates: 12 ° 1 ′ 33 ″ S , 76 ° 55 ′ 8 ″ W.
The district of Ate is one of the 43 urban districts of the Lima Metropolitana region in Peru . It covers an area of 77.72 km². The 2017 census counted 599,196 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 266,398, in 2007 it was 478,278. The district was founded on August 4, 1821. Initially, Ate was the seat of the district administration. On February 13, 1951, it was relocated to the town of Vitarte located further west at an altitude of 355 m . The settlement areas have meanwhile grown together.
Geographical location
The district of Ate is located in the east of the province of Lima . It has a length of about 23 km in the WSW-ONE direction and a maximum width of 5 km. The district stretches along the south bank of the Río Rímac and extends to the foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera, which rise up south of the river valley, with heights of up to 1000 m . National road 22 runs through the district area.
To the north of the Ate district, on the opposite side of the Río Rímac, lies the Lurigancho district . In the east, the district of Ate borders on the district of Chaclacayo , in the south on the districts of Cieneguilla , La Molina and Santiago de Surco and in the west on the districts of San Borja , San Luis and Santa Anita .
Web links
- Municipalidad Distrital de Ate
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de