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Province of Peru

This article is about the province. For its capital city, see [Lima](/source/Lima). For its metropolitan area, see [Lima metropolitan area](/source/Lima_metropolitan_area). For other uses, see [Lima (disambiguation)](/source/Lima_(disambiguation)).

Province in Lima, Peru

Lima Province Flag Coat of arms Location of Lima in Peru Coordinates: 12°02′06″S 77°01′07″W / 12.03500°S 77.01861°W / -12.03500; -77.01861 Country Peru Department Lima[a] Founded January 18, 1535 Capital Lima Districts List Ancón Ate Barranco Breña Carabayllo Chaclacayo Chorrillos Cieneguilla Comas El Agustino Independencia Jesús María La Molina La Victoria Lima[a] Lince LosOlivos Lurigancho-Chosica Lurin Magdalena del Mar Miraflores Pachacámac Pucusana Pueblo Libre Puente Piedra Punta Hermosa Punta Negra Rímac San Bartolo San Borja San Isidro San Juan de Lurigancho San Juan de Miraflores San Luis San Martín de Porres San Miguel Santa Anita Santa María del Mar Santa Rosa Surco Surquillo Villa El Salvador Villa María del Triunfo Government • Mayor Rafael López Aliaga Area • Total 2,672.28 km2 (1,031.77 sq mi) Population (2023)[3] • Total 11,321,000 • Density 4,236.5/km2 (10,972/sq mi) Time zone UTC-5 (PET) UBIGEO 1501 Website www.munlima.gob.pe

**Lima** (Spanish pronunciation: [\[ˈli.ma\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish)), also called **Metropolitan Lima** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Lima Metropolitana*),[2] is a [province](/source/Provinces_of_Peru) of the [department of Lima](/source/Department_of_Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru). Located in its central coast, it operates under a [quasi-autonomous special regime](/source/Regional_governments_of_Peru), and is thus not under the jurisdiction of the department's [regional government](/source/Regional_Government_of_Lima). Its capital is [Lima](/source/Lima), which is also the nation's capital.

Despite its small area, this province is the major [industrial](/source/Industrial_sector) and [economic](/source/Economic_system) powerhouse of the Peruvian economy. It concentrates almost one-third of the country's population and 50% of Peru's [GDP](/source/Gross_Domestic_Product) in 2012.

## History

The province was created in 1821, as Peru's territory was divided into [departments](/source/Departments_of_Peru), [provinces](/source/Provinces_of_Peru), [districts](/source/Districts_of_Peru) and [parishes](/source/Parish). The province was part of the [department of Lima](/source/Lima_Department), which was formed by the territories of present-day [Lima](/source/Lima_Region), [Callao](/source/Callao_Region) and [Ica](/source/Ica_Region) regions, and the provinces of [Casma](/source/Casma_Province), [Huarmey](/source/Huarmey_Province) and [Santa](/source/Santa_Province), which later would be part of the *La Costa Department*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The department was further subdivided as time passed but the province of Lima kept being part of it. Due to the massive migration from other areas of the country, the need to separate the province from the rest of the department was forecast by experts.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2002, the new regionalization law passed by President [Alejandro Toledo](/source/Alejandro_Toledo) made the province a quasi-autonomous entity, as it was not under the jurisdiction of the newly created [Regional Government of Lima](/source/Regional_Government_of_Lima).[2]

## Politics

The province of Lima is administered by the [Metropolitan Municipality of Lima](/source/Metropolitan_Municipality_of_Lima), equal in status to a [regional government](/source/Regional_governments_of_Peru), which also administers [Lima District](/source/Lima_District).

### List of mayors

Further information: [List of mayors of Lima](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Lima)

Since 2023, the incumbent mayor is [Rafael López Aliaga](/source/Rafael_L%C3%B3pez_Aliaga) (2023–2026).

### Subdivisions

The province is divided into [43 districts](/source/Districts_of_Lima). Each of them is headed by a [mayor](/source/Mayor), although the [Metropolitan Municipality of Lima](/source/Metropolitan_Municipality_of_Lima) (*Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima*), led by the [mayor of Lima](/source/Mayor_of_Lima), also exercises its authority in these districts. These districts are grouped together into four sectors: Central Lima, [North Lima](/source/Cono_Norte), [East Lima](/source/Cono_Este), and [South Lima](/source/Cono_Sur_(Lima)).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

All the districts of Lima province are fused together in a continuous [urban area](/source/Lima_metropolitan_area), with the exception of the [beach resort](/source/Beach_resort) of [Ancón](/source/Anc%C3%B3n_District) and [Santa Rosa](/source/Santa_Rosa_District%2C_Lima) in the north and [Punta Hermosa](/source/Punta_Hermosa), [Punta Negra](/source/Punta_Negra_District), [San Bartolo](/source/San_Bartolo_District), [Santa Maria del Mar](/source/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_del_Mar_District_(Peru)) and [Pucusana](/source/Pucusana_District) in the south.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Geography

### Boundaries

- North: [province of Huaral](/source/Huaral_Province)

- Northeast: [province of Canta](/source/Canta_Province)

- East: [province of Huarochirí](/source/Huarochir%C3%AD_Province)

- South: [province of Cañete](/source/Ca%C3%B1ete_Province)

- West: [province of Callao](/source/Callao_Province) and the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean).

### Climate

From April to December, Lima is often covered in coastal fog and mist, while in January to late March, the weather is generally sunny.[4]

## Culture

### Tourism

Lima has various tourist destinations and activities, including pre-Inca period pyramids, museums and modern shopping malls.[4] There are many restaurants, some of which specialize in fresh seafood, bars and nightclubs.[4] There are many beaches for sunbathing, swimming and fishing.[4]

## See also

- [Department of Lima](/source/Department_of_Lima)

- [Provinces of Peru](/source/Provinces_of_Peru)

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lima_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lima_3-1) The province of Lima is not under the jurisdiction of the department's [regional government](/source/Regional_Government_of_Lima), but under that of the [Metropolitan Municipality of Lima](/source/Metropolitan_Municipality_of_Lima), which also administers the [district of the same name](/source/Lima_District).[1][2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Toledo, Alejandro](/source/Alejandro_Toledo) (2002-07-17). ["Ley N° 27783: Ley de Bases de la Descentralización"](https://www.mef.gob.pe/es/normatividad/por-temas/descentralizacion/6833-ley-n-27783-3/file). *[Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas](/source/Ministry_of_Economy_and_Finance_(Peru))*. p. 11-12.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EP2021_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EP2021_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-EP2021_2-2) ["Ley Nº 31140: Ley que modifica la Ley 27783, Ley de Bases de la Decentralización, precisando el ámbito territorial de competencias de nivel regional en el Departamento de Lima"](https://busquedas.elperuano.pe/dispositivo/NL/1935706-2). *[El Peruano](/source/El_Peruano)*. 2021-03-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sin_nombre-rHCU-1_4-0)** ["Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú"](https://www.minsa.gob.pe/reunis/data/poblacion_estimada.asp).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LP_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LP_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-LP_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-LP_5-3) [Lima Travel Information](http://www.lonelyplanet.com/peru/lima) from [Lonely Planet Travel Guides and Travel Information](http://www.lonelyplanet.com). Retrieved August 2009.

## External links

- (in Spanish) [Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima](http://www.munlima.gob.pe) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/19990420214305/http://www.munlima.gob.pe/) 1999-04-20 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Metropolitan Lima Municipal Council official website

v t e Regions of Peru Amazonas Áncash Apurímac Arequipa Ayacucho Cajamarca Callao Cusco Huancavelica Huánuco Ica Junín La Libertad Lambayeque Lima Metropolitan Lima Loreto Madre de Dios Moquegua Pasco Piura Puno San Martín Tacna Tumbes Ucayali Italics indicate provinces under a special regime. The Constitutional Province of Callao does not belong to any region.

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