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Lima Province is located in the central coast of 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 is the only province
Provinces of Peru

The provinces of Peru, known in Spanish language as provincias, are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into Districts of Peru ....
 in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions
Regions of Peru

The regions of Peru are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its Peruvian War of Independence, Peru had been divided into department but faced the problem of an increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima....
. Its capital is 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....
, which is also the nation's capital.

Despite its small area, this province is the major industrial
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
 and economic
Economic system

An economic system or ?conomic system is a system that involves the Economic production, distribution and consumption of Good and Service between the entities in a particular society....
 powerhouse of the Peruvian economy. It concentrates almost one-third of country's population and much of its GDP
Gross domestic product

File:GDP nominal per capita world map IMF 2008.pngThe gross domestic product or gross domestic income is one of the measures of national income and output for a given country's economy....
.

Main article: Districts of Lima
Districts of Lima

The Lima Province is divided into forty three districts of Lima which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The city proper of Lima is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts....


The province is divided into 43 districts
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....
.






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Lima Province is located in the central coast of 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 is the only province
Provinces of Peru

The provinces of Peru, known in Spanish language as provincias, are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into Districts of Peru ....
 in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions
Regions of Peru

The regions of Peru are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its Peruvian War of Independence, Peru had been divided into department but faced the problem of an increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima....
. Its capital is 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....
, which is also the nation's capital.

Despite its small area, this province is the major industrial
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
 and economic
Economic system

An economic system or ?conomic system is a system that involves the Economic production, distribution and consumption of Good and Service between the entities in a particular society....
 powerhouse of the Peruvian economy. It concentrates almost one-third of country's population and much of its GDP
Gross domestic product

File:GDP nominal per capita world map IMF 2008.pngThe gross domestic product or gross domestic income is one of the measures of national income and output for a given country's economy....
.

Political division

Main article: Districts of Lima
Districts of Lima

The Lima Province is divided into forty three districts of Lima which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The city proper of Lima is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts....


The province is divided into 43 districts
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....
. Each of them is headed by a mayor, although the Metropolitan Lima Municipal Council (Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima), led by the mayor of Lima, also exercises its authority in these districts.

All the districts of Lima province are fused together in a continuous urban area
Urban area

An urban area is an area with an increased Population density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be city, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlet ....
, with the exception of the beach resorts of Ancon and Santa Rosa in the north and Pachacamac, Punta Hermosa, Punta Negra, San Bartolo, Santa Maria del Mar and Pucusana in the south.

Boundaries

  • North: Huaral Province
    Huaral Province

    The Huaral Province is one of the nine Provinces of Peru in the Lima Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 21488 on May 11, 1976 by president Francisco Morales Berm?dez out of eight districts of the Canta Province and four of the Huaura Province....
  • Northeast: Canta Province
    Canta Province

    Canta Province is a province in the Lima Region of Peru, situated approximately to the northeast of the Peruvian capital, Lima....
  • East: Huarochirí Province
    Huarochirí Province

    Huarochir? Province is located in the Lima Region of Peru. Its capital is Matucana, Peru. The western section is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area....
  • South: Cañete Province
    Cañete Province

    Ca?ete is a province located in southern Lima Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the north, the Ica Region on the south, the Huarochir? Province and Yauyos Province provinces on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west....
     (all of these four provinces are in the Lima Region
    Lima Region

    Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five Political division of Perus of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its capital is Huacho....
    )
  • West: Callao Region
    Callao Region

    Callao is a region located in the central coast of Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the east, north and south; and by the Pacific Ocean on the west....
     and the Pacific Ocean
    Pacific Ocean

    The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....


Government

Lima Province is administered by the Metropolitan Lima Municipal Council (Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima), which also administers the city of Lima. Its current mayor is Luis Castañeda Lossio
Luis Castañeda Lossio

?scar Luis Casta?eda Lossio is the current mayor of Lima, Peru. Born in Chiclayo, his father was this city's mayor.He was trained as a lawyer at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, in Sweden and Mexico....
.

History

The province was created in 1821 as Peru's territory was divided into departments, provinces
Provinces of Peru

The provinces of Peru, known in Spanish language as provincias, are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into Districts of Peru ....
, districts
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....
 and parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
es. The province was part of the Lima Department, which was formed by the territories of present day Lima
Lima Region

Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five Political division of Perus of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its capital is Huacho....
, Callao
Callao Region

Callao is a region located in the central coast of Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the east, north and south; and by the Pacific Ocean on the west....
 and Ica
Ica Region

Ica is a Subdivisions of Peru in Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica Region and Ayacucho Region regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south....
 regions, and the provinces of Casma
Casma Province

The Casma Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru....
, Huarmey
Huarmey Province

The Huarmey Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It is located around 4 hours bus trip from Lima and the main economic activities are related to agriculture, fishing and nowadays to mineral shipping....
 and Santa, which later would be part of the La Costa Department.

The department was further subdivided as time passed but the Lima Province kept being part of it. Due to the massive migration from other areas of the country, the need to separate the province from the rest of the department was forecast by experts.

In 2002, the new regionalization law passed by President Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Toledo

Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique is a Peruvian politician and economist. He was List of Presidents of Peru of Peru from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in 2001 defeating former President Alan Garc?a....
 made the Lima Province a separate entity from the rest of the newly created Lima Region
Lima Region

Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five Political division of Perus of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its capital is Huacho....
.

External links

Metropolitan Lima Municipal Council official website