{{Short description|District in Lima, Peru}} {{for|the settlement in New Mexico formerly known as Cieneguilla|Pilar, New Mexico}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Cieneguilla | native_name = | native_name_lang = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "es" for Spanish --> | settlement_type = [[Districts of Peru|District]] | image_skyline = Iglesia De Cieneguilla desde la plaza.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = The church of Cieneguilla | image_flag = Bandera de Cieneguilla.png | flag_alt = | image_shield = COA Cieneguilla District in Lima Province.png | shield_alt = | nickname = | image_map = Map of Lima highlighting Cieneguilla.PNG | mapsize = frameless | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Cieneguilla in the [[Lima Province|Lima]] province | 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 = March 3, 1970 | seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]] | seat = Cieneguilla | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Emilio Chávez <br><small>(2023-2026)</small> | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 240.33 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 300 | population_footnotes = | population_total = {{commas|40683}} | 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 = 150109 | website = [http://www.municieneguilla.gob.pe municieneguilla.gob.pe] | footnotes = }}
'''Cieneguilla''' is one of the 43 districts that make up the [[Lima Province]]. It is located in the easternmost area of the province and is one of the few districts left that is not already completely urbanized.
== Boundaries == It borders on the east with the [[Huarochirí Province]] in the [[Lima Region]], to the south and west with the [[Pachacámac District]], to the north with the [[Ate District|Ate]] and [[Chaclacayo]] districts.
== General == The main access route is a highway emanating from [[La Molina District]]. The district, founded by its first Mayor, Mr. Otakar Lukac, is found in the [[Lurín River]] valley. In this river, until the 1980s, a large amount of [[shrimp]] could be found. The Lurín River valley is the only one of the three valleys of [[Lima]] ([[Rimac River]] valley - [[Chillón River]] valley — Lurín River valley, that has not been devastated by the unregulated and unplanned urban growth of [[Lima]]. In this sense, the valley in general and Cienguilla, in particular, still have wild areas, nature, and many more attractive landscapes.
== Unique Points of Interest == Cieneguilla is the headquarters of Posada de Amor, a Christian children's home.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Posada de Amor|url= http://www.placesofhope.com}}</ref>
Cieneguilla is also the home of [https://www.universidadperu.com/empresas/villa-corazon-de-buda.php Villa Corazón de Buda], a Buddhist temple which serves practicing Buddhists in Greater Lima.
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Cieneguilla, elevation {{convert|280|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Jan high C = 28.3 |Feb high C = 29.9 |Mar high C = 30.5 |Apr high C = 27.9 |May high C = 24.2 |Jun high C = 22.3 |Jul high C = 20.8 |Aug high C = 20.8 |Sep high C = 21.2 |Oct high C = 23.0 |Nov high C = 25.0 |Dec high C = 26.4 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 23.2 |Feb mean C = 24.3 |Mar mean C = 25.4 |Apr mean C = 22.3 |May mean C = 19.6 |Jun mean C = 18.4 |Jul mean C = 17.2 |Aug mean C = 17.1 |Sep mean C = 17.1 |Oct mean C = 18.2 |Nov mean C = 19.8 |Dec mean C = 21.1 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 18.2 |Feb low C = 18.7 |Mar low C = 20.2 |Apr low C = 16.5 |May low C = 15.0 |Jun low C = 14.5 |Jul low C = 13.6 |Aug low C = 13.3 |Sep low C = 13.0 |Oct low C = 13.4 |Nov low C = 14.8 |Dec low C = 15.9 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 2.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 0.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 2.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 0.3 |May precipitation mm = 0.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 0.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 1.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 0.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 0.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 0.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 0.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 0.2 |year precipitation mm = | source 1 = Plataforma del Estado Peruano<ref name=GOB.PE>{{cite web | url = https://www.ana.gob.pe/sites/default/files/publication/files/1_estudio_hidrologico_cuenca_rimac_-_volumen_i_-_texto_-_final_2010_0.pdf | title = Estudio Hidrológico y Ubicación de la Red de Estaciones Hidrométricas en la Cuenca del Río Rímac | publisher= Ministerio de Agricultura | access-date = 16 June 2024}}</ref> }}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20191231051401/http://municieneguilla.gob.pe/ Municipalidad Distrital de Cieneguilla] * {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060504191633/http://www.lamolina.edu.pe/proyectos/valleverde/html/notas/paramirartemejor.htm Valle Verde] * {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060502082821/http://www.avesdelima.com/mariposas_de_cieneguilla.htm Mariposas de Cieneguilla] * {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20051217035758/http://www.salvemos-cieneguilla.org/ Salvemos Cieneguilla]
{{Districts of Lima and Callao}}
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