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La Molina is a district
Districts of Peru

The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivision of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces of Peru, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions of Peru or departments....
 of the Lima Province
Lima Province

Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only Provinces of Peru in the country not belonging to any of the Regions of Peru....
 in Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, and one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of Lima
Lima

Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chill?n River, R?mac River and Lur?n River rivers, on a coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean....
. Officially established as a district on February 6, 1962, the current mayor (alcalde
Alcalde

Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spain municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and Administration functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor , the presiding officer of the Crown of Castile Cabildo and judge of first instance of a town....
) of La Molina is Luis Dibós Vargas Prada. The district's postal code
Postal code

A postal code is a series of letters and/or numerical digits appended to a address for the purpose of sorting mail.Germany was the first country to introduce a postal code system, in 1941....
 is 12.

district has a total land area
Area

Area is a quantity expressing the two-dimensional size of a defined part of a surface, typically a region bounded by a closed curve. The term surface area refers to the total area of the exposed surface of a 3-dimensional solid, such as the sum of the areas of the exposed sides of a polyhedron....
 of 65.75 km². Its administrative center is located 241 meters above sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
.

La Molina is located between 12° 00' 07" S, 76° 57' 00" and 76° 51' 00" W.


rding to 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 Estad?stica e Inform?tica from July 18 through August 20, 2005....
 by the INEI
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática

The Instituto Nacional de Estad?stica e Inform?tica is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country....
, the district has 124,468 inhabitants, a population density of 1,893 persons/km² and 33,646 households.

olina is an upper class residential district, zones in which La Planicie, Rinconada, Las Lagunas, Camacho and Residential Monterrico stand out. Numerous Peruvian celebrities live in La Molina as well as many political figures.






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La Molina is a district
Districts of Peru

The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivision of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces of Peru, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions of Peru or departments....
 of the Lima Province
Lima Province

Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only Provinces of Peru in the country not belonging to any of the Regions of Peru....
 in Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, and one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of Lima
Lima

Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chill?n River, R?mac River and Lur?n River rivers, on a coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean....
. Officially established as a district on February 6, 1962, the current mayor (alcalde
Alcalde

Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spain municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and Administration functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor , the presiding officer of the Crown of Castile Cabildo and judge of first instance of a town....
) of La Molina is Luis Dibós Vargas Prada. The district's postal code
Postal code

A postal code is a series of letters and/or numerical digits appended to a address for the purpose of sorting mail.Germany was the first country to introduce a postal code system, in 1941....
 is 12.

Geography

The district has a total land area
Area

Area is a quantity expressing the two-dimensional size of a defined part of a surface, typically a region bounded by a closed curve. The term surface area refers to the total area of the exposed surface of a 3-dimensional solid, such as the sum of the areas of the exposed sides of a polyhedron....
 of 65.75 km². Its administrative center is located 241 meters above sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
.

La Molina is located between 12° 00' 07" S, 76° 57' 00" and 76° 51' 00" W.

Boundaries

  • North: Ate
    Ate District

    Ate, also known as Ate-Vitarte, is a Districts of Peru 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....
  • East: Cieneguilla
    Cieneguilla

    The Peruvian districts of Peru of Cieneguilla is one of the 43 districts that make up the Lima Province. It is located in the eastermost area of the province and is one of the few districts left that are not already completely urbanized....
     and Pachacamac
    Pachacamac

    The temple of Pachacamac is an archaeological site 40 km southeast of Lima, Peru in the Valley of the Lur?n River. It had at least one pyramid, cemetery and multicolored fresco of fish by the Pre-Inca cultures period ....
  • South: Villa María del Triunfo
    Villa María del Triunfo

    Villa Mar?a del Triunfo is a Districts of Peru of the Lima Province in Peru. It located in the Cono Sur area of the city of Lima.Officially established as a district on December 28, 1961, the current mayor of Villa Mar?a del Triunfo is Juan Castillo, elected in November 2006....
     and San Juan de Miraflores
    San Juan de Miraflores

    San Juan de Miraflores is a Districts of Peru of the Lima Province in Peru. It is located in the Cono Sur area of the city of Lima.Officially established as a district on January 12, 1965, the current mayor of San Juan de Miraflores is Paulo Hern?n Hinostroza Guzm?n....
  • West: Santiago de Surco
    Santiago de Surco

    Santiago de Surco, commonly known simply as Surco, is a district of Lima, Peru. It is bordered on the north by the districts of La Molina, Ate District and San Borja; on the south by Chorrillos; on the east by La Molina, Villa Mar?a del Triunfo and San Juan de Miraflores; and on the west by San Borja, Miraflores District, Lima, Surquill...


Demographics

According to 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 Estad?stica e Inform?tica from July 18 through August 20, 2005....
 by the INEI
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática

The Instituto Nacional de Estad?stica e Inform?tica is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country....
, the district has 124,468 inhabitants, a population density of 1,893 persons/km² and 33,646 households.

The district

La Molina is an upper class residential district, zones in which La Planicie, Rinconada, Las Lagunas, Camacho and Residential Monterrico stand out. Numerous Peruvian celebrities live in La Molina as well as many political figures. This is due to the relative safety and calm that the district provides. Several important exclusive Peruvian social clubs are in this district, like Rinconada Country Club, Country Club La Planicie and the Hebraica Club.

La Molina faces an accessibility problem due to the fact that the Javier Prado and Raúl Ferrero avenues serve as the only roads that connect this district with the rest of the city, and thus become overloaded during the peak hours. Modern enterprise buildings, shopping malls, private universities are in La Molina. An intense urbanizing process has turned La Molina into an example of development and progress for the country.

There is an abundance of first class private schools in La Molina, including Newton College
Newton College

Newton College is an Anglo-Peruvian British school, in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1979 by Mr. Stanley J. Moulden, a former Markham College School teacher....
, Colegio Waldorf-Lima, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Villa María, La Recoleta, Alpamayo, Antonio Raimondi, Reina de los Ángeles, Villa Caritas and Lord Byron.

Several universities are located in La Molina, including Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Universidad Privada San Ignacio de Loyola, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón (UNIFE) and Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Universidad de San Martín de Porres

The Universidad de San Mart?n de Porres is a university in Lima, Peru, Peru.External links* from Lima-Per?...
.

External links

  • - La Molina Municipal Council official portal