Independencia District, Lima

Independencia is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.

Officially established as a district on March 16, 1964, the current mayor (alcalde) of Independencia is Víctor Yuri Vilela Seminario. The district's postal code is 28.

Geography

The district has a total land area of 14.56 km². Its administrative center is located 130 meters above sea level.

Boundaries

• North: Comas
• East: San Juan de Lurigancho
• South: Rímac and San Martín de Porres
• West: Los Olivos

Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, Independencia has 206,843 inhabitants and a population density of 14,206.3 persons/km². In 1999, there were 36,999 households in the district. It is the 24th most populated district in Lima.

Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area

History · Transportation · Culture · Landmarks · Maps · Notable people · Mayors · Other elected officials
Districts and neighborhoods
Lima District	Historic centre of Lima · Santa Beatriz · Pando District · Chinatown · Civic Center · Breña · Barrios Altos · La Victoria · Parada
Eastern Lima	El Agustino · Ate-Vitarte · San Juan de Lurigancho · Santa Anita · La Molina · Lurigancho (Chosica) · Cieneguilla · Chaclacayo
Cono Sur	San Juan de Miraflores · Villa María del Triunfo · Villa el Salvador · Lurin · Pachacamac
Cono Norte	Rimac · Independencia · San Martin de Porres · Los Olivos · Comas · Puente Piedra · Carabayllo
Financial Sector & Largely urbanized area	San Isidro · Lince · Jesus Maria · Pueblo Libre · San Miguel · Magdalena · San Luis · San Borja · Santiago de Surco · Surquillo · Miraflores · Barranco · Chorrillos
Callao Harbor	Bellavista · La Perla · Carmen de la Legua Reynoso· Callao District · La Punta · Ventanilla District
Northern beaches	Ancon · Santa Rosa
Southern Beaches	Lurín · Pucusana · Punta Hermosa · Punta Negra · San Bartolo · Santa María del Mar

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