Puente Piedra district
| Puente Piedra 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 | Puente Piedra |
| surface | 71.2 km² |
| Residents | 329,675 (2017) |
| density | 4632 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | February 14, 1927 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE |
| Website | www.munipuentepiedra.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Rennan Santiago Espinoza Venegas (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Partido Democratico Somos Perú |
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Coordinates: 11 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ S , 77 ° 4 ′ 38 ″ W.
The Puente Piedra district is one of the 43 municipalities of the Lima Metropolitana region in Peru . It has an area of 71.18 km². The 2017 census counted 329,675 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 102,808, in 2007 233,602 and the administrative center is in Puente Piedra .
Geographical location
The Puente Piedra district is located in the north of the Lima province on the west bank of the lower Chillón River , 20 km north of Lima city center . The mean height of the district is around 180 m . The longitudinal extent in north-south direction is about 16.7 km. The 538 m high ridge of Cerro Chillón separates the district from the Callao province further west on the Pacific coast .
The Puente Piedra district borders on the Ancón district to the north, the Carabayllo district to the northeast, the Comas , Los Olivos and San Martín de Porres districts to the southeast , and the Ventanilla and Mi Perú districts to the west (both in the Callao province) .
Web links
- Municipalidad Puente Piedra
- Peru: Region Lima (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de