Lurín district
| Lurín 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 | Lurin |
| surface | 181.1 km² |
| Residents | 89,195 (2017) |
| density | 492 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE |
| Website | munilurin.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Juan Jorge Marticorena Cuba (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Partido Democrático Somos Perú |
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Coordinates: 12 ° 16 ′ S , 76 ° 53 ′ W
The district of Lurín is one of the 43 municipalities of the Lima Metropolitana region in Peru . It covers an area of 181.12 km². The 2017 census counted 89,195 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 34,268, in 2007 62,940. The administrative seat is in Lurín .
Geographical location
The Lurín district is located in the south of the Lima Province . It has an approximately 11 km long coastline and extends about 25 km inland. The national road 1S ( Panamericana ) runs along the Pacific coast . The river Río Lurín flows through the northwest of the district and flows into the sea there. To the north of the river mouth is the ancient city of Pachacámac . The foothills of the Peruvian Western Cordillera reach heights of up to 1800 m in the east of the district .
The district of Lurín borders in the northwest on the districts of Villa El Salvador and Villa María del Triunfo , in the north on the district Pachacámac and in the south on the district Punta Hermosa .
Web links
- Municipalidad de Lurin
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de