# Punta Negra District > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Punta_Negra_District > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Punta_Negra_District.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Negra_District > Source revision: 1346737159 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) District in Lima, Peru District in Peru Punta Negra District La Bikini beach, view from El Chanque. Coat of arms Location of Punta Negra in the Lima province Country Peru Province Lima Founded 7 April 1954 Capital Punta Negra Government • Mayor Eulogio Huyhua (2023–2026) Area • Total 130.5 km2 (50.4 sq mi) Population (2023)[1] • Total 8,914 Time zone UTC-5 (PET) UBIGEO 150127 Website munipuntanegra.gob.pe **Punta Negra** is one of the 43 districts of the [Province of Lima](/source/Province_of_Lima). It borders the district of [Punta Hermosa](/source/Punta_Hermosa) to the north, the [Province of Huarochirí](/source/Huarochir%C3%AD_Province) to the east, the district of [San Bartolo](/source/San_Bartolo_District) to the south, and the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean) to the west. ## History In pre-columbian times, the area of the current district was inhabited by coastal fishermen of the [Yungas](/source/Yungas) people, and was under the hegemony of the rulers of Pachacamac, and later the Incas. Post-conquest, the area was known as Tropezon, until passage of the Law Nº 12096 created the modern district of Punta Negra on 7 April 1954. Its name is attributed to an Italo-Peruvian citizen named Lidio Mongilardi, who upon visiting the area for the first time reportedly compared it to a coastal zone in Italy known as Punta Negra. As a popular beach destination, various Peruvian social clubs have beach venues in this district. In 2019, Punta Rocas was one of the venues of the [2019 Pan American Games](/source/2019_Pan_American_Games). ## Geography The district has an area of 130.5 km2, most of which is uninhabited desert. It is estimated to have more than 8,000 permanent residents, and 11,000 during the summer beach season. The district has several beaches, including Cangrejos, Punta Rocas, El Puerto, La Pocita, La Bikini, El Revés, Santa Rosa and Peñascal. A highlight is the Quebrada de Cruz de Hueso, whose mouth can be found on Peñascal beach. ## Government The municipal council is responsible for taxes and regulations, and includes a mayor and local councilors ### Local politicians - Current District Government (in May 2023) - Elogio Huyhua Ccaccya - District Mayor - Eudocio Parco Javier - District Alderman - Nanci Maura Lopez Vda de Suyo - District Alderman - Guillermo Eduardo Saco Vertiz Schwarz - District Alderman - Felicita Alejandrina Carrasco Villafuerte - District Alderman - Olga Angela Orbegoso Cavero - District Alderman ## Religious organization - Parish - Parish Priest: Padre Félix. ## Festividades - Club Punta Negra: - January: New Year's Celebration - February: Kermesse, Luau Party - March: Carnival - December: Start of Season Lunch - March: [Feast of Saint Joseph](/source/Saint_Joseph) - June: [Feast of Saint Peter](/source/Saint_Peter). ## See also - [Cono Sur](/source/Cono_Sur_(Lima)) - [Punta Hermosa](/source/Punta_Hermosa) - [San Bartolo](/source/San_Bartolo_District) - [Santa María del Mar](/source/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_del_Mar_(Peru)) - [Ancón](/source/Anc%C3%B3n_District) - [Santa Rosa](/source/Santa_Rosa_District%2C_Lima) - [Asia](/source/Asia_District%2C_Peru) ## 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 Negra District](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Punta_Negra_District). - [Municipalidad Distrital de Punta Negra](https://web.archive.org/web/20170414164251/http://www.munipuntanegra.gob.pe/) - [Playas](https://web.archive.org/web/20061031180455/http://www.perusurfguides.com/peru-surf-guides/surfing_peru_surf_peru_playas_punta_rocas.php) v t e Lima Metropolitan Area Culture Demographics Flag History Timeline Landmarks Mayors People Sport Transport Districts Cono Centro Barranco Breña Jesús María La Victoria Lima Lince Magdalena del Mar Miraflores Pueblo Libre Rímac San Borja San Isidro San Miguel Santiago de Surco Surquillo Cono Este Ate Chaclacayo Cieneguilla El Agustino La Molina Lurigancho-Chosica San Juan de Lurigancho San Luis Santa Anita Cono Norte Ancón Carabayllo Comas Independencia Los Olivos Puente Piedra San Martín de Porres Santa Rosa Cono Sur Chorrillos Lurín Pachacamac Pucusana Punta Hermosa Punta Negra San Bartolo San Juan de Miraflores Santa María del Mar Villa el Salvador Villa María del Triunfo Callao Bellavista Callao Carmen de la Legua Reynoso La Perla La Punta Mi Perú Ventanilla [12°22′05″S 76°47′50″W / 12.36806°S 76.79722°W / -12.36806; -76.79722](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Punta_Negra_District¶ms=12_22_05_S_76_47_50_W_region:PE_type:adm3rd_source:kolossus-itwiki) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Punta Negra District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Negra_District) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Negra_District?action=history)). 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