List of Lima municipalities
The list of municipalities of Lima provides an overview of the development of the population of all municipalities of the Peruvian capital Lima . The area, the population density, the date of foundation and the location of the district in the city of Lima are also listed.
City structure
Urban districts
The administrative area of the city is identical to the province of Lima . This is divided into 43 districts ( distritos ). Of these, 30 are in the core city (high density of buildings and closed local form).
(* Settlement center under a different name)
Ate (* Vitarte), Barranco , Breña , Chorrillos , Comas , El Agustino , Independencia , Jesús María , La Molina , La Victoria , Lima (Cercado de Lima), Lince , Los Olivos , Magdalena del Mar , Miraflores , Pueblo Libre (* Magdalena Vieja), Puente Piedra , Rímac , San Borja , San Isidro , San Juan de Lurigancho , San Juan de Miraflores , San Luis , San Martín de Porres , San Miguel , Santa Anita , Santiago de Surco , Surquillo , Villa El Salvador and Villa Maria del Triunfo .
Rural districts
13 districts of Lima are located outside the core city in the rural areas with suburbs, deserts and mountains.
(* Settlement center under a different name)
Ancón , Carabayllo , Chaclacayo , Cieneguilla , Lurigancho (* Chosica), Lurín , Pachacámac , Pucusana , Punta Hermosa , Punta Negra , San Bartolo , Santa María del Mar and Santa Rosa .
Different territorial claims
Over half of all Lima's districts have had a closed conflict with neighboring districts regarding territorial claims for many years. This manifests itself in everyday life, for example, in which property owners pay their taxes in different districts. Or in the election campaign for the office of mayor of various districts, attempts are made to win as many votes as possible with, for example, festive activities.
An example of a controversial area is the Parque Industrial in Cono Norte, which the boroughs of Comas, Los Olivos and Independencia are fighting over.
Table of boroughs
The population figures and information on the area in the following table are from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática del Peru (INEI) and refer to the censuses of June 4, 1972, July 12, 1981, July 11, 1993 and July 18, 2005. The population and area information are only intended as a reference, as claims to the area of neighboring districts can result in different sources.
(VZ = census)
Surname | Area in km² | VZ 1972 | VZ 1981 | VZ 1993 | VZ 2005 | Ew./km² | founding | map |
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Ancón | 299.22 | 5,777 | 8,864 | 19,968 | 28,852 | 96 | October 29, 1874 | |
Ate | 77.72 | 48,822 | 118,865 | 270.162 | 419,663 | 5,400 | January 2, 1857 | |
Barranco | 3.33 | 50,819 | 48,898 | 41,234 | 35,280 | 10,595 | October 26, 1874 | |
Breña | 3.22 | 116.151 | 118.251 | 91,244 | 78,864 | 24,492 | July 15, 1949 | |
Carabayllo | 346.88 | 28,827 | 55,550 | 108.049 | 188,764 | 544 | 4th August 1821 | |
Chaclacayo | 39.50 | 22,143 | 33,237 | 36.502 | 39,686 | 1.005 | April 24, 1940 | |
Chorrillos | 38.94 | 93,807 | 149.270 | 220.066 | 262,595 | 6,744 | January 2, 1857 | |
Cieneguilla | 240.33 | 2,616 | 4,783 | 9,120 | 15,784 | 66 | March 3, 1970 | |
Comas | 48.75 | 183.358 | 304,548 | 410.066 | 451,537 | 9,262 | December 12, 1961 | |
El Agustino | 12.54 | 93.214 | 135,200 | 156.204 | 165.425 | 13,192 | January 6, 1965 | |
Independencia | 14.56 | 115,788 | 159,919 | 186,526 | 176,304 | 12,109 | March 16, 1964 | |
Jesús María | 4.57 | 87,089 | 87,511 | 66,483 | 58,588 | 12,820 | December 13, 1963 | |
La Molina | 65.75 | 6.160 | 15,422 | 79,341 | 124,468 | 1,893 | February 6, 1962 | |
La Victoria | 8.74 | 274,948 | 284,798 | 230.063 | 190.218 | 21,764 | August 16, 1921 | |
Lima (Cercado de Lima) | 21.98 | 366.763 | 390,447 | 345.233 | 289,855 | 13,187 | January 2, 1857 | |
Lince | 3.03 | 85,988 | 84,646 | 63,827 | 52.123 | 17.202 | May 20, 1936 | |
Los Olivos | 18.25 | 53,061 | 93,762 | 231,367 | 286,549 | 15,701 | April 7, 1989 | |
Lurigancho | 236.47 | 53,174 | 68,531 | 101,656 | 90,660 | 383 | January 2, 1857 | |
Lurin | 181.12 | 13,239 | 17,834 | 34,752 | 55,953 | 309 | January 2, 1857 | |
Magdalena del Mar | 3.61 | 58,888 | 58,427 | 49,655 | 48,445 | 13,420 | May 10, 1920 | |
Miraflores | 9.62 | 103.317 | 108,841 | 88,344 | 77,543 | 8,060 | January 2, 1857 | |
Pachacámac | 160.23 | 4,694 | 7.133 | 20,131 | 54,763 | 342 | January 2, 1857 | |
Pucusana | 37.83 | 2,935 | 4,318 | 4,293 | 9.231 | 244 | January 22, 1943 | |
Pueblo Libre | 4.38 | 80.906 | 88,359 | 75.101 | 71,892 | 16,414 | January 2, 1857 | |
Puente Piedra | 71.18 | 19,525 | 35,689 | 104,261 | 203.473 | 2,859 | February 14, 1927 | |
Punta Hermosa | 119.50 | 940 | 1,063 | 3,327 | 4,676 | 39 | April 7, 1954 | |
Punta Negra | 130.50 | 770 | 582 | 2.406 | 4,473 | 34 | April 7, 1954 | |
Rímac | 11.87 | 178,638 | 194.092 | 192.418 | 175,793 | 14,810 | August 16, 1921 | |
San Bartolo | 45.01 | 1,509 | 3,065 | 3,350 | 5,733 | 127 | May 5, 1946 | |
San Borja | 9.96 | 36,776 | 59,404 | 101,359 | 102,762 | 10,317 | June 1, 1983 | |
San Isidro | 11.10 | 63,794 | 72,704 | 63,894 | 55,309 | 4,983 | April 24, 1931 | |
San Juan de Lurigancho | 131.25 | 89.206 | 272,898 | 591.213 | 812,656 | 6,192 | January 13, 1967 | |
San Juan de Miraflores | 23.98 | 110,512 | 174,398 | 287.353 | 335.237 | 13,980 | January 12, 1965 | |
San Luis | 3.49 | 22,328 | 53,141 | 49,600 | 46,258 | 13,254 | May 30, 1968 | |
San Martín de Porres | 36.91 | 179,664 | 310.426 | 385,759 | 559,367 | 15,155 | May 22, 1950 | |
San Miguel | 10.72 | 65,361 | 104,388 | 119.148 | 124.904 | 11,651 | May 10, 1920 | |
Santa Anita | 10.69 | 41,835 | 75,525 | 120,336 | 160,777 | 15,040 | October 26, 1989 | |
Santa María del Mar | 9.81 | 46 | 101 | 185 | 88 | 9 | January 16, 1962 | |
Santa Rosa | 21.50 | 225 | 518 | 3,962 | 9,946 | 463 | February 7, 1962 | |
Santiago de Surco | 34.75 | 70,953 | 146.236 | 203,569 | 272,690 | 7,847 | December 16, 1929 | |
Surquillo | 3.46 | 64,330 | 99.176 | 89.714 | 84.202 | 24,336 | July 15, 1949 | |
Villa El Salvador | 35.46 | 80,778 | 147,679 | 258.239 | 367,436 | 10,362 | June 1, 1983 | |
Villa María del Triunfo | 70.57 | 106,550 | 182.981 | 267.278 | 355.761 | 5,041 | December 28, 1961 | |
Lima | 2,672.28 | 3,418,452 | 4,835,793 | 6,434,323 | 6,954,583 | 2,602 | January 18, 1535 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática del Peru (INEI)