This article is about the metropolitan area in Peru. For the metropolitan area in the U.S. State of Ohio, see Lima, Ohio metropolitan area

Lima, Ohio metropolitan area

The Lima Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county – Allen – in Northwest Ohio, anchored by the city of Lima. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 108,473 .-History:The Lima metropolitan area was first...

.

The Lima Metropolitan Area , is an area formed by the conurbation

Conurbation

A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...

 of the Peruvian

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

 cities of Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

 (the nation's capital) and Callao

Callao

Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...

. It is the largest metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

 in Peru, the eighth largest in the Americas, and among the thirty largest in the world. The conurbation process started to be evident in the 1980s. The metropolitan area is composed of six subregions. These are the Lima Norte, Lima Sur

Cono Sur (Lima)

The Cono Sur is one of the six areas that make up the Lima Metropolitan Area. It is located in the southern part of the metropolis hence its name. This socieoeconomic levels of this district are varied. Most of the population however belongs to the lower and middle classes...

, Lima Este, Residential Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

, Central Lima, and Callao

Callao

Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...

. It has a population of 8,482,619 according to the 2007 population census, of which 8,472,935 were living in the urban core.

History

The city of Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

 was founded by Spanish colonists on January 18, 1535. The port of Callao

Callao

Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...

 was founded similarly two years later. The city of Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

 began when Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...

 declared it at what is known in Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 as the Epiphany

Epiphany

Epiphany may refer to:* Epiphany , a Christian holiday on January 6 celebrating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus* Epiphany , a sudden realization of great truth...

. He declared it at the center of the city, the Plaza Mayor. It would become the most important city in South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

.

The city of Callao

Callao

Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...

 has also been highly important, as for hundreds of years it was the only port in all of the Viceroyalty of Peru

Viceroyalty of Peru

Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru was a Spanish colonial administrative district that originally contained most of Spanish-ruled South America, governed from the capital of Lima...

 (all of Spanish South America at the time) allowed to ship anything to the rest of the world. For hundreds of years, Lima and Callao were separated by a desert. This did not diminish the importance of the union between the two cities. It was not until the 1800s that they were connected by a railroad. The metropolitan linkage between these two cities did not start until they both grew enough to, in essence, crash into each other.

Today

Today, this is the most important metropolis in Peru and the largest in the Andean region

Andean region

Andean region may refer to:* Andes, mountain chain in South America* Andean Region * Andean Region of Colombia...

. The area's financial district is San Isidro. Many of the city's business centers, skyscrapers, and commerce are located here. The area's nightlife is mainly based in Miraflores

Miraflores District, Lima

Miraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Known for its shopping areas, gardens, flower-filled parks and beaches, it is one of the upscale districts that make up the city of Lima....

 and Barranco. The metropolis is a lively area and music at night is common in some areas. Today different parts of the metropolis have different aspects and slightly different cultures. The downtown area

Lima District

Lima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is not where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located, San Isidro District being such area in Lima....

, unlike most downtowns in the world, is made up of historical architecture, such as cathedrals and churches.

In the latter half of the 20th century, the metropolis has grown rapidly by migration from other regions of Peru

Regions of Peru

The regions of Peru are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its 1821 independence, Peru had been divided into departments but faced the problem of an increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima...

. Many of these migrants began to form new communities called pueblos jovenes

Pueblos jóvenes

Pueblos jóvenes is the nickname given to the vast shanty towns that surround Lima and other cities of Peru. Many of these towns have developed into significant districts in Lima such as Villa El Salvador and Comas.- Population :...

 and asentamientos humanos, literally Young Towns and Human Settlements. These towns are similar to the favelas of Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 but considerably smaller. Many of them have no running water or electricity and the city has been unable to provide the infrastructure to all the new residents. Many of the communities, such as Comas, Los Olivos, and Villa El Salvador

Villa El Salvador

Villa El Salvador is an urban, largely residential district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. It borders the district of Chorrillos on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the southwest; Lurín on the southeast; Villa María del Triunfo on the east and San Juan de Miraflores on the north.- History :It began...

 have evolved into modern districts

Districts of Lima

The province of Lima is divided into forty three districts of Lima which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The city proper of Lima is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts. The remaining thirteen districts consist of mostly rural and sparsely...

, where residents have found the better life they were searching for.

Geography

The conurbation

Conurbation

A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...

 has an area of 2,819.26 km². It is concentrated mainly in the coastal area and runs north-south along the Pacific coast for almost 200 km, beginning in the district of Ancón

Ancón District

Ancón is a district of northern Lima Province in Peru. It is a popular beach resort, visited every summer by hundreds of people from Lima.Officially established as a district on October 29, 1874, the current mayor of Ancón is Jaime Jesús Pajuelo Torres. The district's postal code is...

, on the border with the Huaral Province

Huaral Province

The Huaral Province is one of the nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 21488 on May 11, 1976 by president Francisco Morales Bermúdez out of eight districts of the Canta Province and four of the Huaura Province...

 of the Lima region

Lima Region

Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....

, and ending in the district of Pucusana

Pucusana District

Pucusana is a district in southern Lima Province in Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the district of Santa María del Mar on the north, the Chilca District of the Cañete Province on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the south....

, on the border with the Cañete Province

Cañete Province

Cañete is a province located in southern Lima Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the north, the Ica Region on the south, the Huarochirí and Yauyos provinces on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the town of San Vicente de Cañete District...

, also in the Lima region

Lima Region

Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....

. The Rímac

Rímac River

The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area.The river is part of the Pacific watershed and has a length of 160 km...

, Chillón

Chillón River

The Chillón River is a river located in western Peru. Its waters are produced by the melting of ice in the glaciers of the Andes, and its mouth is located in the Pacific Ocean coast of the Callao Region. Its volume gets higher during the summer months . The river's valley is very fertile...

 and Lurín

Lurín River

The the lurin river is a is a long watercourse located in the Lima Region of Peru. It originates in the glaciers and lagoons of the western Andes and is known as the Chalilla River until joining the Taquía creek where it receives its common name. Its main tributaries are the Taquía, Llacomayqui,...

 rivers pass through the area. It is made up of in total 49 districts

Districts of Lima

The province of Lima is divided into forty three districts of Lima which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The city proper of Lima is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts. The remaining thirteen districts consist of mostly rural and sparsely...

. There are 43 districts

Districts of Lima

The province of Lima is divided into forty three districts of Lima which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The city proper of Lima is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts. The remaining thirteen districts consist of mostly rural and sparsely...

 in Lima and 6 in Callao

Districts of Lima

The province of Lima is divided into forty three districts of Lima which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The city proper of Lima is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts. The remaining thirteen districts consist of mostly rural and sparsely...

. Most of the area is located in the desert whereas the eastern portion is located in the foothills of the Andes

Andes

The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...

. It is the second largest metropolis in a desert after Cairo

Cairo

Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

, Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

. The metropolis is divided into six areas. They are the Cono Norte, Cono Sur, Eastern Lima, The High-Scale Commercial Districts, the Port of Callao, and the Historical Center of Lima.

Transportation

Today the two cities are conurbanized so much that only signs mark the borders. Hundreds of streets and highways link the two cities.

• Taxicab
  Taxicab
  A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
  
  vary in quality of service and price. They can be stopped at any street, or private taxi companies can be called to pick up passengers at a certain address. To improve the quality of taxis running in the metropolis, a new law was passed to prohibit importing used cars; thanks to this law, the city of Lima ensures that taxis and other users have new vehicles all over the city, reducing smog.

• Bus
  Bus
  A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
  
  

Numerous inter-urban bus companies offer transportation to other cities in Peru. Quality varies depending on the price, from luxury express buses to uncomfortable and crowded micros.

• Mass-transit systems:

Metropolitano
Nowadays Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

's Municipality has finish the construction of new bus system called Metropolitano an above-ground mass-transit system, which links the downtown area with the financial district, San Isidro, in the central part of the city. The system starts in Chorrillos (south of Lima) and finishes in Comas (north of Lima). It is expected to expand the lines of this system in the future.

Lima Metro

Lima Metro

The Lima Metro, regarded by peruvians as Tren Eléctrico is a metropolitan railway currently linking the south of Lima, with the centre of the capital of Peru...

In 2010 the government of Alan García renewed the project of Lima Metro

Lima Metro

The Lima Metro, regarded by peruvians as Tren Eléctrico is a metropolitan railway currently linking the south of Lima, with the centre of the capital of Peru...

, starting with the construction of Line 1. It calls for the construction and implementation of 11.7 kilometres (7.3 mi) (with a total of 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi)) of viaduct elevated of double ramp from the Atocongo Bridge to downtown Lima. The Lima Metro Line 1 is being built by a consortium made up by two engineering and construction companies. It is estimated that construction will be complete by December 2010 , with remaining work the electrification of the line. Siemens Engineering has responsibility for that portion. The first part of Line 1 must be completed in June 2011 and starts daily operations in July 2011.

• Air Transport

Lima's main passenger gateway for national and international air travelers is Jorge Chávez International Airport

Jorge Chávez International Airport

Jorge Chávez International Airport , known as Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez in Spanish, is Peru's main international and domestic airport. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers from the Historic Centre of Lima and 17 km from Miraflores. Callao is the port city now fully...

 located in Callao

Callao

Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...

.

Population

As of 2007 the official metropolitan area has a population of 8,482,619, of which almost everyone (8,472,935) was living in the urban core. The metropolis, in the past decade, has experienced a constant influx of migrants from other parts of the country.

Population distribution

% of the metro area's total population, sorted by district areas:

• Lima Norte (Ancón
  Ancón District
  Ancón is a district of northern Lima Province in Peru. It is a popular beach resort, visited every summer by hundreds of people from Lima.Officially established as a district on October 29, 1874, the current mayor of Ancón is Jaime Jesús Pajuelo Torres. The district's postal code is...
  
  , Carabayllo
  Carabayllo
  Carabayllo is one of the 43 districts of the province Lima in Peru. It is located in the Cono Norte area of the province and was founded by General José de San Martín in August 1821 at which time it was the only district to occupy the area north of the Rímac River up to the province Canta.-...
  
  , Comas, Independencia
  Independencia District, Lima
  Independencia is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on March 16, 1964, the current mayor of Independencia is Lovell Yomond Vargas. The district's postal code is 28....
  
  , Los Olivos, Puente Piedra
  Puente Piedra District
  The Peruvian district of Puente Piedra is one of the 43 districts in the Lima Province.The district was founded on February 14, 1927 by Law Nº 5675. It has an area of 71.18 square kilometers and a population of more than 200,000.-Boundaries:...
  
  , San Juan de Lurigancho
  San Juan de Lurigancho
  San Juan de Lurigancho is a district in Lima, Peru, located in the area known as Cono Este. It is sometimes referred to as simple "SJL" on various forms of transportation...
  
  , San Martin de Porres, Santa Rosa): 25%
• Lima Este (Ate
  Ate District
  Ate, also known as Ate-Vitarte, is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Located in the eastern part of the province, it is one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima.-Geography:The district has a total land area of 77.72 km²...
  
  , Cieneguilla
  Cieneguilla
  The Peruvian district of Cieneguilla is one of the 43 districts that make up the Lima Province. It is located in the easternmost area of the province and is one of the few districts left that are not already completely urbanized.- Boundaries :...
  
  , Chaclacayo
  Chaclacayo
  -Location:Chaclacayo is located at the 27th km mark of the Carretera Central, the main road headed East starting in the Lima urban center.-Geography:Chaclacayo is a city in the valley of the Rímac River that runs from the Peruvian Andes to the Pacific Ocean...
  
  , El Agustino
  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 of El Agustino is Víctor Modesto Salcedo Ríos. The district's postal code is 10....
  
  , Lurigancho
  Lurigancho
  Lurigancho-Chosica is a district of the Lima Province in Peru, located in the valley of the Rímac River which it shares with neighboring Chaclacayo and Ate districts. It was created on January 2, 1857. Its capital is the town of Chosica. The district has a total land area of 236.47 km²...
  
  , San Luis
  San Luis District, Lima
  San Luis is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on May 30, 1968, the current mayor of San Luis is Fernando Javier Durand Mejía. The district's postal code is 30....
  
  , Santa Anita
  Santa Anita District
  Santa Anita is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on October 25, 1989 from parts of Ate and El Agustino separated by the Rio Surco, a ditch which went all the way to Santiago de Surco. The current mayor of Santa Anita is Osiris...
  
  ): 12%
• Lima Sur
  Cono Sur (Lima)
  The Cono Sur is one of the six areas that make up the Lima Metropolitan Area. It is located in the southern part of the metropolis hence its name. This socieoeconomic levels of this district are varied. Most of the population however belongs to the lower and middle classes...
  
  (Chorrillos, Lurín
  Lurín District
  The Peruvian district of Lurín is one of the 43 that make up the Lima Province.-Boundaries:It borders on the north with the districts of Pachacamac, Villa María del Triunfo, and Villa el Salvador, to the east also with the Pachacamac District, to the south with Punta Hermosa, and to the west with...
  
  , Pachacamac
  Pachacamac District
  The Pachacamac District is one of 43 districts of the Lima Province in Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Pachacamac. Its main asset is the archaeological Inca site Pachacamac.-History:...
  
  , Pucusana
  Pucusana District
  Pucusana is a district in southern Lima Province in Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the district of Santa María del Mar on the north, the Chilca District of the Cañete Province on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the south....
  
  , Punta Hermosa
  Punta Hermosa
  Punta Hermosa is one of 43 districts of the Lima Province in Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Punta Hermosa. The district's main attractions are its beaches.-Geography:...
  
  , Punta Negra
  Punta Negra
  The Peruvian district of Punta Negra is one of the 43 districts of the Province of Lima. It borders the district of Punta Hermosa to the north, the Province of Huarochirí to the east, the district of San Bartolo to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west....
  
  , San Bartolo
  San Bartolo District
  San Bartolo is a district in southern Lima Province in Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the district of Punta Negra on the north, the Huarochirí Province on the east, and the Santa María del Mar District on the south....
  
  , San Juan de Miraflores
  San Juan de Miraflores
  San Juan de Miraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is located in the Cono Sur area of the city of Lima.Officially established as a district on January 12, 1965, the current mayor of San Juan de Miraflores is Edilberto Quispe Rodriguez...
  
  , Santa María del Mar
  Santa María del Mar
  Santa María del Mar is a district in southern Lima Province in Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the district of San Bartolo on the north, the Chilca District of the Cañete Province on the east, and the Pucusana district on the south....
  
  , Villa el Salvador
  Villa El Salvador
  Villa El Salvador is an urban, largely residential district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. It borders the district of Chorrillos on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the southwest; Lurín on the southeast; Villa María del Triunfo on the east and San Juan de Miraflores on the north.- History :It began...
  
  , Villa María del Triunfo
  Villa María del Triunfo
  Villa María del Triunfo is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It located in the Cono Sur area of the city of Lima.Officially established as a district on December 28, 1961, the current mayor of Villa María del Triunfo is Silvia Barrera . The district's postal code is 35.-Geography:The...
  
  ): 20%
• Residential Lima
  Residential area
  A residential area is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single family housing, multi-family residential, or mobile homes. Zoning for residential use may permit...
  
  (Barranco, Jesús María, La Molina, Lince
  Lince
  Lince is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of the city of Lima.Officially established as a district on May 29, 1936, the current mayor of Lince is Fortunato Príncipe, and the first one was Juan R. Velásquez. The district's postal code is 14.-Geography:The district has a total...
  
  , Magdalena
  Magdalena del Mar
  Magdalena del Mar, commonly known simply as Magdalena, is a seaside district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima. Its current mayor is Francis James Allison Oyague...
  
  , Miraflores
  Miraflores District
  Miraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Known for its shopping areas, gardens, flower-filled parks and beaches, it is one of the upscale districts that make up the city of Lima....
  
  , Pueblo Libre
  Pueblo Libre
  Pueblo Libre is a district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima. Its name, which means Free Town or Free People, was granted by José de San Martín on April 10, 1822 as a recognition of the patriotism shown by its inhabitants during the Peruvian War of...
  
  , San Borja, San Isidro, San Miguel
  San Miguel District, Lima
  San Miguel, is a district in western Lima, Peru. It is bordered by the districts of Bellavista and downtown Lima on the north; Pueblo Libre, Magdalena del Mar and downtown Lima on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the south; and the La Perla district on the west....
  
  , Santiago de Surco, Surquillo
  Surquillo
  Surquillo is a district in Lima, Peru. It is bordered by the districts of San Isidro and San Borja on the north; by Miraflores on the south and west; and by Santiago de Surco on the east....
  
  ): 20%
• Callao
  Callao
  Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...
  
  (Bellavista
  Bellavista District
  Bellavista is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao.The current mayor of the district is Juan Ricardo Víctor Sotomayor García.-Geography:...
  
  , Callao District
  Callao District
  Callao is one of the six districts of the Constitutional Province of Callao in the Callao Region, Peru. It is also the downtown district of the city of Callao.The Chillón River marks the district's northern border with Ventanilla...
  
  , Carmen de la Legua Reynoso
  Carmen de la Legua Reynoso
  Carmen de la Legua Reynoso is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao....
  
  , La Perla
  La Perla District
  La Perla is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao.The current mayor of La Perla is Pedro Jorge López Barrios. It was officially established as a district on October 22, 1964.-Geography:The district has a total...
  
  , La Punta
  La Punta
  La Punta is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that make up the port city of Callao.It is located in a peninsula in the western part of the province and is almost entirely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, except on its northeastern side, where...
  
  , Ventanilla District
  Ventanilla District
  Ventanilla is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao. Covering more than half of the province's territory, it is Callao's largest district....
  
  ): 12%
• Central Lima (Breña
  Breña
  Breña is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of Lima city metropolitan area.Officially established as a district on July 15, 1949, the current mayor of Breña is José Gordillo Abad. The district's postal code is LIM05. If you live in the USA and want to send a letter, gift etc to a...
  
  , La Victoria
  La Victoria District, Lima
  La Victoria is a district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprises the city of Lima. One of the most populous in Lima....
  
  , Downtown Lima
  Lima District
  Lima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is not where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located, San Isidro District being such area in Lima....
  
  , Rimac
  Rímac District
  Rímac is a district in the Lima Province, Peru. It lies directly to the north of downtown Lima, to which it is connected by six bridges over the Rímac River. The district also borders the Independencia, San Martín de Porres, and San Juan de Lurigancho districts...
  
  ): 11%

Growth of the metropolis

The following maps show how the Lima and Callao netropolitan area has grown over the years. The first map shows the population in 1535, which is the year Lima was founded, and the last map shows the population in 2006.

The Future as a megacity

Lima is expected to become a megacity

Megacity

A megacity is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of 10 million people. Some definitions also set a minimum level for population density . A megacity can be a single metropolitan area or two or more metropolitan areas that converge. The terms conurbation,...

 before the end of the decade. A megacity is a metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

 of more than ten million people. It will be the first in the Andean States

Andean states

The Andean States are a group of nations in South America that are defined by sharing a common geography or culture such as the Quechua language and Andean cuisine which was primarily spread during the times of the Inca Empire, but also before and after it.Politically speaking, Argentina and Chile...

 and the fourth in South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

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