Barrios Altos
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The Lima Cathedral
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 Location of the Lima District in Lima |
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| Coordinates: 12°2′36″S 77°1′42″W / 12.04333°S 77.02833°WCoordinates: 12°2′36″S 77°1′42″W / 12.04333°S 77.02833°W | |||
| Country |
 Peru
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| Region | Lima | ||
| Province | Lima | ||
| Founded | 1535 | ||
| Capital | Lima | ||
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Luis Castañeda Lossio (2015-present) |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 2.87 m (9.42 ft) | ||
| Population (2007 census) | |||
| • Total | 299,493 | ||
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) | ||
| UBIGEO | 150101 | ||
| Website | munlima.gob.pe | ||
Lima (known in Spanish as Cercado de Lima) is a district of Lima Province in Peru. It is, however, not the Central business district of Lima, the country's capital city: this is San Isidro District.
Lima district is the oldest in Lima and as such, vestiges of the city's colonial era remain today in the Historic centre of Lima, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Currently, the mayor of the Lima District is Luis Castañeda Lossio and its postal code is 1.
The district has a total land area of 21.98 km². Its administrative center is located at 154 meters above sea level.
According to a 2005 estimate by the INEI, the district has 278,804 inhabitants and a population density of 15,736.9 persons/km². In 1999, there were 75,595 households in the district.
The high point of Lima's religious calendar for the masses is a month of festivities in October dedicated to the Lord of Miracles, during which take place several processions in the city.
Central Lima (known as Cercado proper) is limited by Avenida Alfonso Ugarte on the west and Jirón Huánuco (Huánuco Street) on the east. It is divided into West and East sides by Jirón de la Unión (Union Street), from which cuadras (blocks) are numbered beginning at 100 and changing the first numbers at the next block. Unlike New York's Fifth Avenue, though, Jirón de la Unión is not paved for cars, but almost entirely a shopping and pedestrian street; the main thoroughfares for cars and buses are Tacna Ave. on the West side and Abancay Ave. on the East. Both are separated from Jirón de la Unión by 4 blocks. The Plaza de Armas (Grand Army Plaza), which is the main square, is located on block 2 of Jirón de la Unión, facing the Peruvian government palace and the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (City Hall). It's also known as Damero de Pizarro (Pizarro's Checkerboard).
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