{{Short description|District of Lima, Peru}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Punta Hermosa | native_name = | native_name_lang = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "es" for Spanish --> | settlement_type = [[Districts of Peru|District]] | image_skyline = El Silencio Lima Peru 5.jpg | image_caption = View of El Silencio beach | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_shield = COA Punta Hermosa District in Lima Province.png | shield_alt = | nickname = | image_map = Map of Lima highlighting Punta Hermosa.PNG | mapsize = frameless | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Punta Hermosa in the [[Lima Province|Lima province]] | coordinates = {{coord|12|20|S|76|49|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 = 4 populated centers | established_title = Founded | established_date = April 7, 1954 | seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]] | seat = Punta Hermosa | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Carlos Fernández<br><small>(2023–2026)</small> | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 119.5 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 18 | 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|23080}} | 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 = 150126 | website = [http://www.munipuntahermosa.gob.pe munipuntahermosa.gob.pe] | footnotes = }} '''Punta Hermosa''' is one of 43 [[Districts of Lima|districts]] of the [[Lima Province]] in [[Peru]]. The capital of the district is the village of Punta Hermosa. The district's main attractions are its beaches.
==Geography== Punta Hermosa borders the [[Pacific Ocean]] on the west; the [[Lurín District|Lurin]], and [[Pachacámac District|Pachacámac]] districts on the north; [[Huarochirí Province|Huarochirí Province's]], district of [[Santo Domingo de los Olleros District|Santo Domingo de los Olleros]] on the east; and the [[Punta Negra District|Punta Negra]] district on the south.
==Political division== The district is divided into 4 populated centers ({{langx|es|Centros Poblados}}):
* Punta Hermosa * Capilla Lucumo * Cucuya * Pampapacta
==Beach resort== Punta Hermosa is located 42 km south of [[Lima District|downtown Lima]], to which it is connected by the [[Pan-American Highway]]. The district's main attraction is its beaches, which are visited by thousands of people every summer. The area, which used to be a resort/vacation district where visitors stayed only temporarily, has recently seen an [[urban area|urban]] expansion and an increase in permanent year-round residents.
== See also == * [[Administrative divisions of Peru]] *[[Cono Sur (Lima)|Cono Sur]] *[[Ancón District]] *[[Santa Rosa District, Lima|Santa Rosa District]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commonscat}} * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.munipuntahermosa.gob.pe/ Municipalidad Distrital de Punta Hermosa] - Official web site * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.peruazul.com/ Perú Azul] - Information and picture galleries on beaches in Peru
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