Santa Anita is a
district
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of the
Lima Province
Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital.
Despite its small area, this province is the ...
in
Peru
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. It is part of city of
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 ...
.
Officially established as a district on October 25, 1989, from parts of
Ate
Ate or ATE may refer to:
Organizations
* Active Training and Education Trust, a not-for-profit organization providing "Superweeks", holidays for children in the United Kingdom
* Association of Technical Employees, a trade union, now called the Nat ...
and
El Agustino
El Agustino is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.
Officially established as a district on January 6, 1965, the current mayor (''alcalde'') of El Agustino is Víctor Modesto Salcedo Ríos. The district's postal code ...
separated by the ''Rio Surco'', a ditch which went all the way to
Santiago de Surco
Santiago de Surco, commonly known simply as Surco, is a district of Lima, Peru. It is bordered on the north with the district of Ate Vitarte and La Molina; on the east with San Juan de Miraflores, on the west with San Borja, Surquillo, Mirafl ...
.
The current
mayor
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(''
alcalde'') of Santa Anita is José Luis Nole. The district's
postal code
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is 43.
The core sections of Santa Anita are: Santa Anita proper, originally a section of Ate; and Los Ficus and Universal, originally sections of El Agustino. Industrial areas to the east of Santa Anita and Universal mark the boundary with Ate.
Geography
The district has a total land
area
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of 10.69 km
2. Its administrative center is located 195 meters above
sea level
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.
Boundaries
* North:
El Agustino
El Agustino is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.
Officially established as a district on January 6, 1965, the current mayor (''alcalde'') of El Agustino is Víctor Modesto Salcedo Ríos. The district's postal code ...
and
Ate
Ate or ATE may refer to:
Organizations
* Active Training and Education Trust, a not-for-profit organization providing "Superweeks", holidays for children in the United Kingdom
* Association of Technical Employees, a trade union, now called the Nat ...
* East: Ate
* South: El Agustino and Ate
* West: El Agustino
Demographics
According to a 2002 estimate by the
INEI, the district has 154,359 inhabitants and a population density of 14,439.6 inhabitants/km
2. In 1999, there were 27,908 households in the district.
See also
*
Administrative divisions of Peru
The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century. The old territorial subdivisions have split or merged due to several reasons, the most common ones being ...
References
External links
*
Municipal website
Districts of Lima
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