La Perla is a

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of the

Constitutional Province of Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists o ...

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, and one of the seven districts that comprise the port city of Callao. The current

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of La Perla is Anibal Jara Aguirre. It was officially established as a district on October 22, 1964.

Geography

The district has a total land

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of 2.75 km². Its administrative center is located 18 meters above

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Boundaries

* South:

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* East: San Miguel (in the

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) * North: Bellavista * West: Downtown Callao

Demographics

According to the 2005 census by the INEI, the district has 59,602 inhabitants, a population density of 21,673.5 persons/km² and 14,699 households in the district.

External links

Municipalidad de La Perla
- La Perla District Council official website

{{coord, 12.0660, S, 77.1081, W, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:PE, display=title Districts of the Callao Region