# Punta Hermosa

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District of Lima, Peru

District in Lima, Peru

Punta Hermosa District View of El Silencio beach Coat of arms Location of Punta Hermosa in the Lima province Coordinates: 12°20′S 76°49′W / 12.333°S 76.817°W / -12.333; -76.817 Country Peru Region Lima Province Lima Founded April 7, 1954 Capital Punta Hermosa Subdivisions 4 populated centers Government • Mayor Carlos Fernández (2023–2026) Area • Total 119.5 km2 (46.1 sq mi) Elevation 18 m (59 ft) Population (2023)[1] • Total 23,080 Time zone UTC-5 (PET) UBIGEO 150126 Website munipuntahermosa.gob.pe

**Punta Hermosa** is one of 43 [districts](/source/Districts_of_Lima) of the [Lima Province](/source/Lima_Province) in [Peru](/source/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](/source/Pacific_Ocean) on the west; the [Lurin](/source/Lur%C3%ADn_District), and [Pachacámac](/source/Pachac%C3%A1mac_District) districts on the north; [Huarochirí Province's](/source/Huarochir%C3%AD_Province), district of [Santo Domingo de los Olleros](/source/Santo_Domingo_de_los_Olleros_District) on the east; and the [Punta Negra](/source/Punta_Negra_District) district on the south.

## Political division

The district is divided into 4 populated centers ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Centros Poblados*):

- Punta Hermosa

- Capilla Lucumo

- Cucuya

- Pampapacta

## Beach resort

Punta Hermosa is located 42 km south of [downtown Lima](/source/Lima_District), to which it is connected by the [Pan-American Highway](/source/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](/source/Urban_area) expansion and an increase in permanent year-round residents.

## See also

- [Administrative divisions of Peru](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Peru)

- [Cono Sur](/source/Cono_Sur_(Lima))

- [Ancón District](/source/Anc%C3%B3n_District)

- [Santa Rosa District](/source/Santa_Rosa_District%2C_Lima)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sin_nombre-rHCU-1_1-0)** ["Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú"](https://www.minsa.gob.pe/reunis/data/poblacion_estimada.asp).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Punta Hermosa District](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Punta_Hermosa_District).

- (in Spanish) [Municipalidad Distrital de Punta Hermosa](http://www.munipuntahermosa.gob.pe/) - Official web site

- (in Spanish) [Perú Azul](http://www.peruazul.com/) - Information and picture galleries on beaches in Peru

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