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Country Peru
Region autonomous
Province Lima Province
Districts 43 districts
Government
• Type Mayor–council government
• Mayor Susana Villarán
Area
• City 2,672.3 km2 (1,031.8 sq mi)
• Urban 800 km2 (300 sq mi)
• Metro 2,819.3 km2 (1,088.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)[1]
• City 7,605,742
• Density 2,846.1/km2 (7,371/sq mi)
• Metro 8,472,935
• Metro density 3,008.7/km2 (7,792/sq mi)
• Demonym Limean (Spanish: Limeño/a)
Time zone PET (UTC−5)
Website www.munlima.gob.pe
For other uses, see Lima (disambiguation).
Lima is the capital city (where the government works), and is considered the most
important and largest city of Peru. 75% of the Peruvian economy is handled in Lima. Lima
is the industrial and financial center of Peru, and one of the most important financial centers
in Latin America.
It is an important city of South America and the entrance to Peru. Lima is city in constant
urban growth. It has a large population. Over 8 million people live in the metropolitan area,
which includes Callao Seaport. Lima is the fifth largest city in Latin America, behind Mexico
City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
The city was founded by the Spanish conquistador (conqueror) Francisco Pizarro on
January 18, 1535. He called it 'La Ciudad de los Reyes' (the City of the Kings). It became
the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. And after the
Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru.
In the 1940s, Lima started a period of rapid growth, with the migration from the Andean
regions of Peru, as rural people. They wanted to find better opportunities for work and
education. The population, estimated at 0.6 million in 1940, reached 1.9M by 1960 and
4.8M by 1980.
Lima has developed an important tourism industry, characterized by its historic center,
archeological sites, nightlife, museums, art galleries, festivals, popular traditions, and
gastronomy. Lima is considered Americas's gastronomical capital.
Lima is made up of mainly Spanish speaking inhabitants with over 90% of the population
speaking the language and it is made up of 43 districts, which are:
Lima
Capital
De arriba hacia abajo y de izquierda a derecha: Circuito de playas de la
Bandera
Escudo
Lima
Localización de Lima en Perú
Coordenadas
12°02′45″S 77°01′50″OCoordenadas:
12°02′45″S 77°01′50″O (mapa)
Entidad Capital
• País Perú
• Departamento Lima
• Provincia Lima
Eventos
históricos
Superficie
• Media 154 m s. n. m.
PIB (nominal)
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