Rímac district
| Rímac 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 | Rímac | ||
| surface | 11.9 km² | ||
| Residents | 174,785 (2017) | ||
| density | 14,725 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | February 2, 1920 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE | ||
| Website | www.munirimac.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde District | Pedro Guillermo Rosario Tueros (2019-2022) | ||
| Political party | Acción Popular | ||
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Coordinates: 12 ° 1 ′ 36 ″ S , 77 ° 2 ′ 1 ″ W
The district of Rímac is one of the 43 urban districts of the Lima Metropolitana region in Peru . It is located north of the Lima District (Cercado de Lima), with which Rímac is connected by six bridges over the Rímac River . Rímac also borders the Independencia, San Martín de Porres, and San Juan de Lurigancho districts. The remains of the Peruvian colonial highlight, the "historical center of Lima", are in the Rímac district, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988 .
The district has an area of 11.87 km². The 2017 census counted 174,785 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 189,736, in 2007 176,169.
Limits
- North: Independencia
- East: San Juan de Lurigancho
- South: Cercado de Lima
- West: San Martín de Porres
Urban areas
Since 1993, Rímac has been divided into the following urban areas:
- Caqueta
- Centro Rímac
- Cerro Palomares
- Ciudad y Campo
- El Bosque
- El Manzano
- Huerta Guinea
- La Florida
- La Huerta
- Las Totoritas
- Leoncio Prado
- Perricholi
- Rimac
- Santa Candelaria
- Santa Rosa
- Ventura Rossi
- Villacampa
Web links
Commons : Rímac District - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de