Barranco district
| Barranco district | ||
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 Location of the district in the province of Lima |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | region free | |
| province | Lima | |
| Seat | Barranco | |
| surface | 3.3 km² | |
| Residents | 34,378 (2017) | |
| density | 10,324 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | October 26, 1874 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE | |
| Website | munichosica.pe (Spanish) | |
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| Alcalde District | José Juan Rodríguez Cárdenas (2019-2022) |
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| Political party | Siempre Unidos | |
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Coordinates: 12 ° 8 ′ 40 ″ S , 77 ° 1 ′ 20 ″ W
The Barranco District is one of the 43 municipalities in the Lima Metropolitana Region in Peru . In the 2017 census, 34,378 inhabitants lived in an area of 3.3 km². In 1993 the population was 40,660, in 2007 it was 33,903. On October 26, 1874 , Barranco officially became a municipality of Lima.
Barranco borders in the north on Miraflores , in the east on Santiago de Surco , in the south on Chorrillos and in the west on the cliffs of the Pacific Ocean.
The incumbent mayor of the borough is named José Rodríguez Cárdenas (2019-2022).
Personalities
- Edgardo Mercado Jarrín (1919–2012), major general and politician
- Mario Vargas Llosa (* 1936), writer, politician and journalist
Web links
Commons : Barranco District - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Municipalidad de Barranco
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de