Comas is a district in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

, Perú. It is located in the north area of the city. It is one of the most populous districts in the

Geography

Comas has a total land

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of 48.75 km². Its administrative center is located 140 meters above

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Boundaries

* North: Carabayllo * East:

San Juan de Lurigancho San Juan de Lurigancho (SJL) is a district in Lima, Peru, located in the area known as ''Cono Este''. It is Peru's most populous district, with a current population that may exceed one million. On the north, it is bordered by the districts of ...

* South: Independencia * West: Puente Piedra and Los Olivos

Demographics

According to 2005 census conducted by the INEI, Comas has 464,745 inhabitants, a population density of 9,533.2 persons/km² and 100,950 households.

History

During its first years of existence, Comas was a '' pueblo joven''. Comas humble beginnings were a direct result of the many organized invasions led by immigrants from the

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during the 1970s. Most of these

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s arrived from the regions of Junín and Huacanvelica in the central '' sierra'' of Peru.

Poverty

Comas is one of the poorest districts in Lima, recently Comas has been developed into a low-middle class residential district. But, in 2019 started the Real PLaza, it is Mall in the center town, the Mall Real Plaza has major brand stores such as Adidas, Nike, Saga Falabella, Tottus, Puma, Maui and sons, etc

Transport and communications

There are 3 main roads serving the district: Avenida Túpac Amaru, Avenida Universitaria and the Chillón-Trapiche Highway.

Today

In the last decade Comas' economy, infrastructure, and social structure has grown at a very fast pace. It boasts a large middle-class, and has grown from a ''pueblo joven'' in a very short period of time. However, in spite of this visible progress; it's still exhibiting vast swathes of new ''pueblos jovenes'' growing around the area that is today's Comas. The only

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school in Peru was located in Comas, at the ''Aeroclub de Collique''.

References

External links

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Municipalidad Distrital de Comas
- Comas District Council official website *
ComasWeb
- Comas District Portal {{Authority control Districts of Lima