{{Short description|District in Lima, Peru}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Chaclacayo | native_name = | native_name_lang = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "es" for Spanish --> | settlement_type = [[Districts of Peru|District]] | image_skyline = Centro Tradicional Chaclacayo.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Chaclacayo Street | image_flag = Bandera de Chaclacayo.png | flag_alt = | image_shield = COA Chaclacayo District in Lima Province.png | shield_alt = | nickname = | image_map = Map of Lima highlighting Chaclacayo.PNG | mapsize = frameless | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Chaclacayo in the [[Lima Province|Lima province]] | coordinates = {{coord|11|59|S|76|46|W|region:PE_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Peru}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Peru|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Lima Region|Lima]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Peru|Province]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Lima Province|Lima]] | parts_type = [[Subnational entity|Subdivisions]] | parts_style = para | p1 = 1 populated center | established_title = Founded | established_date = April 24, 1940 | seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]] | seat = Chaclacayo | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Sergio Baigorria<br> <small>(2023–2026)</small> | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 39.5 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 647 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Sin_nombre-rHCU-1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.minsa.gob.pe/reunis/data/poblacion_estimada.asp|title=Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú}}</ref> | population_total = {{commas|46225}} | population_as_of = 2023 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone1 = [[Time in Peru|PET]] | utc_offset1 = -5 | blank_name_sec1 = [[UBIGEO]] | blank_info_sec1 = 150107 | website = [http://www.munichaclacayo.gob.pe munichaclacayo.gob.pe] | footnotes = }} '''Chaclacayo''' is a [[Districts of Peru|district]] of the [[Lima Province]] in [[Peru]]. Together with Chosica, Chaclacayo is the natural exit district to Central Peru, east of Lima, through the [[Carretera Central (Peru)|Carretera Central]] (Central Highway).

==Location== Chaclacayo is located at an elevation of 647 m and at the 17th km mark of the Carretera Central, the main road headed East starting in the Lima urban center. Borders: North: Rimac River and Lurigancho (Chosica) South: Cieneguilla West: Ate East: Lurigancho (Chosica)

== History == During the [[Viceroyalty of Peru|colonial]] era (17th-18th centuries), the [[Corregimiento|c''orregimiento'']] De la Buena Muerte executed its functions from Chaclacayo. It was then that began the formation of the nine estates that, with the passing of time, would originate the district.

==Geography== Chaclacayo is located in the valley of the [[Rímac River]] that runs from the Peruvian [[Andes]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Its weather is typical of the Coastal Andes: During summertime (from December to February) it is warm and sometimes rainy; the rest of the year it is usually sunny, with average temperatures between 14 and 20&nbsp;°C. The coldest months are June and July, when temperatures can drop to 12&nbsp;°C.

==Name== The name is derived from an [[Aymara language|Aymara]] word that means "at the foot of the carrizo". [[Elytrigia repens|Carrizo]] is a plant that grows by the Rimac's riverside.

==Main attractions== Places to visit in Chaclacayo are the Parque Central, the central park of the district. Around the park there are other landmarks: a well-known bakery, an Evangelical church, a bazaar, and the Chaclacayo District Council. <gallery> Image:RioRimac2.jpg|River Rimac, open water areas Image:RioRimac3.jpg|River Rimac, river basin Image:RioRimac.jpg|River Rimac, restoration work </gallery>

==Neighborhoods== *Urban Context **La Floresta **Alfonso Cobian **Vírgen de Fátima de Morón **Huascata **Miguel Grau **Villa Rica (villarica9.webnode.es) **Santa Rosa **Villa Mercedes **Santa Ines **Los Cóndores **Morón **Ñaña **Huascata **La Tapada **3 de Octubre *Residential Clubs **El Cuadro **Los Cóndores

==Miscellaneous== Due to the district's irregular shape, there is often confusion regarding the jurisdiction of nearby towns such as Huampaní and Ñaña. While some consider these towns part of Chaclacayo, only the areas located beyond the bridge fall within Chaclacayo's boundaries. The sections located before the bridge are part of the neighboring district of [[Lurigancho]].

== See also == * [[Administrative divisions of Peru]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commonscat}} * [http://www.chaclacayo.com/ News and Articles about Chaclacayo] * [http://www.munichaclacayo.gob.pe/ Municipalidad Distrital of Chaclacayo]

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