{{More citations needed|date=May 2026}}{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Chorrillos | native_name = | native_name_lang = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "es" for Spanish --> | settlement_type = [[Districts of Peru|District]] | image_skyline = Panorama of Chorrillos, Lima, Peru-Skyline.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | flag_alt = Bandera Chorrillos Perú.png | image_shield = COA Chorrillos District in Lima Province.png | shield_alt = | nickname = | image_map = Map of Lima highlighting Chorrillos.PNG | mapsize = frameless | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Chorrillos in Lima | coordinates = | 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 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]] | seat = | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Fernando Velasco<br/> <small>(2023-2026)</small> | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 38.94 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 37 | 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|373332}} | 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 = 150108 | website = [http://www.munichorrillos.gob.pe munichorrillos.gob.pe] | footnotes = }} '''Chorrillos''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "trickle of water"), founded as '''San Pedro de los Chorrillos''', is a [[Districts of Peru|district]] of [[Lima Province]] in [[Lima]], [[Peru]]. A middle-income residential district, it is located next to the [[Pacific Ocean]] and forms part of the city's area known as the [[Costa Verde (Peruvian region)|Costa Verde]], which is home to a number of beaches, as well as private clubs and the country's [[Chorrillos Military School|national military school]].
It was founded as a deluxe [[beach resort]] in 1824, becoming a town in 1856. In 1881, during the [[War of the Pacific]], it was destroyed and looted by the invading [[Chilean Army]], after which it was rebuilt and incorporated into the city of [[Lima]] as it grew during the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chorrillos {{!}} Peru {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Chorrillos |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The district's current [[mayor]] is Fernando Velasco Huamán.
==History== The area around the [[Morro Solar]] headland was once a pre-Columbian town known as '''Armatambo'''. Following the [[Spanish conquest of Peru]], however, the hillside settlement was abandoned (few fragments exist today, most in bad condition, some endangered to disappear) and forgotten, as the Indians began to move down to shore. The resulting town of San Pedro de los Chorrillos was officially established as the District of Chorrillos on January 2, 1857.
The district's territory was the setting of important episodes in the [[War of the Pacific]] against Chile (1879–1883). The so-called [[Battle of Chorrillos]] took place in the fields of San Juan, about {{convert|11|km|mi}} away from the town on January 13, 1881; but after the battle, the Chilean soldiers looted, sacked and set fire to the town of Chorrillos, raped the women and killed many civilians, including foreigners, children and women. There is a nameplate inside the Fire Station that remembers the names of the Italian firemen who were executed by a Chilean firing squad for attempting to put out the fires and save the civilian population. From republican times, only a select group of the large old houses have survived, as the majority were destroyed by Chilean invaders.
The [[Chorrillos Military School]] was opened here in 1898.
According to the [[Peru 2005 Census|2005 census]] by the [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática|INEI]], the district had 262,595 inhabitants, a population density of 6,743.6 persons/km² and 60,353 households.
==Geography== The district has a total land [[area]] of 38.94 km². The area's geography allows for a panoramic view of the [[Lima Bay|Bay of Lima]] and out to [[La Punta District|La Punta]] and [[San Lorenzo Island, Peru|San Lorenzo Island]] in [[Callao]]. The administrative center is located 37 meters above [[sea level]]. Morro Solar is situated in Chorrillos District.
===Boundaries=== * North: [[Barranco District|Barranco]] and [[Santiago de Surco]] * East: [[Santiago de Surco]] * South and west: [[Pacific Ocean]]
==Culture== It is famous for its beach resorts at [[La Herradura, Lima|La Herradura]], its restaurants, particularly the ''[[picantería]]s'' (specialising in spicy dishes). A [[José Castro Mendivil Digital Planetarium|planetarium]] is located at the Morro Solar.
The following festivities are celebrated in the district: * June: [[Saint Peter]] * October: [[Lord of Miracles]]
==Notable people== {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2020}}[[Image:Chorillos Agua Dulce.JPG|thumb|View of the Chorrilos coastal area]] * [[Susana Baca]], singer-songwriter. * [[Juan José Cabezudo]], chef. * {{ill|Jean Carlos Gamarra|es}}, taekwondo athlete and founder of a sports programme for the impoverished children of Delicias, a poor neighbourhood in the district. * [[Ramón Miranda Ampuero]], general and former Minister of Education. * [[José Olaya]], fisherman and spy during the [[Peruvian War of Independence]]. * [[Roberto Palacios|Roberto "El Chorrillano" Palacios]], midfielder of the [[Peru national football team]].
==See also== *[[Barranco District]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.munichorrillos.gob.pe/ Municipalidad de Chorrillos] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160101081008/http://chorrillos.pe/ Chorrillos.pe] - Information about Chorrillos
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