The province of Lima

Lima Province

Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital....

 is divided into forty three districts of Lima which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The city proper (urban area) of Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

 is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts. The remaining thirteen districts consist of mostly rural and sparsely populated desert and mountainous areas. Of these peripheral districts, many of the coastal ones serve as beach resorts and their population —which is considerably smaller than that of the urban

Urban area

An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...

 districts— increases during the summer months.

Districts of Lima

Area and population information on the following list has been retrieved from official data by the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics and Informatics

Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática

The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country...

 . Demographic data is based on the 2005 Census

Peru 2005 Census

#The Peru 2005 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática from July 18 through August 20, 2005. Its full name in Spanish is X Censo de Población y V de Vivienda . The previous census performed in Peru was the...

 carried out from 18 July through 20 August 2005. Population density is given to one decimal place in persons per square kilometer. UBIGEO numbers are codes used by INEI to identify national administrative subdivisions. Foundation dates have been retrieved from a compilation by the Peruvian Congress

Congress of Peru

The Congress of the Republic of Peru or the National Congress of Peru is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Congress consists of 130 members of congress , who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis...

 published in 2000.

Districts Districts of Peru The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments...	UBIGEO UBIGEO Ubigeo is the coding system for geographical locations in Peru used by the National Statistics Institute to code the first-level administrative subdivision: regions , the second-level administrative subdivision: provinces Ubigeo is the coding system for geographical locations (Spanish: Código...	Area (km²)	Population	Population density (/km²)	Created	Postal code	Location
Ancón Ancón District Ancón is a district of northern Lima Province in Peru. It is a popular beach resort, visited every summer by hundreds of people from Lima.Officially established as a district on October 29, 1874, the current mayor of Ancón is Jaime Jesús Pajuelo Torres. The district's postal code is...	150102				18741029 29 October 1874	02
Ate Ate District Ate, also known as Ate-Vitarte, is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Located in the eastern part of the province, it is one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima.-Geography:The district has a total land area of 77.72 km²...	150103				18570102 2 January 1857	03
Barranco	150104				18741026 26 October 1874	04
Breña	150105				19490715 15 July 1949	05
Carabayllo	150106				18210804 4 August 1821	06
Chaclacayo	150107				19400424 24 April 1940	08
Chorrillos	150108				18570102 2 January 1857	09
Cieneguilla	150109				19700303 3 March 1970	40
Comas	150110				19611212 12 December 1961	07
El Agustino	150111				19650106 6 January 1965	10
Independencia Independencia District, Lima Independencia is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on March 16, 1964, the current mayor of Independencia is Lovell Yomond Vargas. The district's postal code is 28....	150112				19640316 16 March 1964	28
Jesús María	150113				19631213 13 December 1963	11
La Molina	150114				19620206 6 February 1962	12
La Victoria	150115				19210816 16 August 1921	13
Lima Lima District Lima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is not where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located, San Isidro District being such area in Lima....	150101				18570102 2 January 1857	01
Lince	150116				19360520 20 May 1936	14
Los Olivos	150117				19890407 7 April 1989	39
Lurigancho	150118				18570102 2 January 1857	15
Lurín Lurín District The Peruvian district of Lurín is one of the 43 that make up the Lima Province.-Boundaries:It borders on the north with the districts of Pachacamac, Villa María del Triunfo, and Villa el Salvador, to the east also with the Pachacamac District, to the south with Punta Hermosa, and to the west with...	150119				18570102 2 January 1857	16
Magdalena del Mar Magdalena del Mar Magdalena del Mar, commonly known simply as Magdalena, is a seaside district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima. Its current mayor is Francis James Allison Oyague...	150120				19200510 10 May 1920	17
Miraflores Miraflores District Miraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Known for its shopping areas, gardens, flower-filled parks and beaches, it is one of the upscale districts that make up the city of Lima....	150122				18570102 2 January 1857	18
Pachacamac Pachacamac District The Pachacamac District is one of 43 districts of the Lima Province in Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Pachacamac. Its main asset is the archaeological Inca site Pachacamac.-History:...	150123				18570102 2 January 1857	19
Pucusana Pucusana District Pucusana is a district in southern Lima Province in Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the district of Santa María del Mar on the north, the Chilca District of the Cañete Province on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the south....	150124				19430122 22 January 1943	20
Pueblo Libre	150121				18570102 2 January 1857	21
Puente Piedra Puente Piedra District The Peruvian district of Puente Piedra is one of the 43 districts in the Lima Province.The district was founded on February 14, 1927 by Law Nº 5675. It has an area of 71.18 square kilometers and a population of more than 200,000.-Boundaries:...	150125				19270214 14 February 1927	22
Punta Hermosa	150126				19540407 7 April 1954	24
Punta Negra	150127				19540407 7 April 1954	23
Rímac Rímac District Rímac is a district in the Lima Province, Peru. It lies directly to the north of downtown Lima, to which it is connected by six bridges over the Rímac River. The district also borders the Independencia, San Martín de Porres, and San Juan de Lurigancho districts...	150128				19210816 16 August 1921	25
San Bartolo San Bartolo District San Bartolo is a district in southern Lima Province in Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the district of Punta Negra on the north, the Huarochirí Province on the east, and the Santa María del Mar District on the south....	150129				19460505 5 May 1946	26
San Borja	150130				19830601 1 June 1983	41
San Isidro	150131				19310424 24 April 1931	27
San Juan de Lurigancho	150132				19670113 13 January 1967	36
San Juan de Miraflores	150133				19650112 12 January 1965	29
San Luis San Luis District, Lima San Luis is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on May 30, 1968, the current mayor of San Luis is Fernando Javier Durand Mejía. The district's postal code is 30....	150134				19680530 30 May 1968	30
San Martín de Porres	150135				19500522 22 May 1950	31
San Miguel San Miguel District, Lima San Miguel, is a district in western Lima, Peru. It is bordered by the districts of Bellavista and downtown Lima on the north; Pueblo Libre, Magdalena del Mar and downtown Lima on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the south; and the La Perla district on the west....	150136				19200510 10 May 1920	32
Santa Anita Santa Anita District Santa Anita is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on October 25, 1989 from parts of Ate and El Agustino separated by the Rio Surco, a ditch which went all the way to Santiago de Surco. The current mayor of Santa Anita is Osiris...	150137				19891026 26 October 1989	43
Santa María del Mar District	150138				19620116 16 January 1962	37
Santa Rosa	150139				19620207 7 February 1962	38
Santiago de Surco	150140				19291216 16 December 1929	33
Surquillo	150141				19490715 15 July 1949	34
Villa El Salvador Villa El Salvador Villa El Salvador is an urban, largely residential district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. It borders the district of Chorrillos on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the southwest; Lurín on the southeast; Villa María del Triunfo on the east and San Juan de Miraflores on the north.- History :It began...	150142				19830601 1 June 1983	42
Villa María del Triunfo	150143				19611228 28 December 1961	35