Villa María del Triunfo
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Villa María del Triunfo is a district
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...

 of the Lima Province
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....

 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....

. It located in the Cono Sur area of the city 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...

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Officially established as a district on December 28, 1961, the current mayor
Mayor
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 (alcaldesa) of Villa María del Triunfo is Silvia Barrera . The district's postal code
Postal code
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 is 35.

Geography

The district has a total land area
Area
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 of 70.57 km². Its administrative center is located 158 meters above sea level
Sea level
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Boundaries

  • North: La Molina
    La Molina
    La Molina is a district of the Lima Province in Peru, and one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of Lima.Officially established as a district on February 6, 1962, the current mayor of La Molina is Juan Carlos Zurek. The district's postal code is 12.-Geography:The district has a total...

  • East: 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:...

  • South: 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...

     and 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...

  • West: San Juan de Miraflores
    San Juan de Miraflores
    San Juan de Miraflores is a district 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 Edilberto Quispe Rodriguez...


Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI
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...

, the district has 329,057 inhabitants and a population density of 4662.8 persons/km². In 1999, there were 71,889 households in the district.

According to Propoli (http://www.propoli.org/quehacemos.htm) :

The principal economic activities in the region are: "Sector maderero, cevicheros, calzado-maquicentros, confecciones, metal mecánica, circuito turístico."

The rate of undernourishment is: 14.76%

The proportion of the population without water is: 34.05%

The proportion of the population without electricity is: 22.9%

External links

Official district's web site
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