San Juan de Lurigancho (SJL) is a district in 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...

, Peru

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....

, located in the area known as Cono Este. It is sometimes referred to as simple "SJL" on various forms of transportation. With a current population that may have exceed one million people, it is the country's most populous district and possibly one of the largest urban neighbourhoods in the world.

Orientation

On the north, it is bordered by the districts of 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.-...

 and San Antonio

San Antonio District, Huarochirí

San Antonio District is one of thirty-two districts of the province Huarochirí in Peru.-References:...

, which is in the Huarochirí Province

Huarochirí Province

Huarochirí Province is located in the Lima Region of Peru. Its capital is Matucana. The western section is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area.-Political division:The province is divided into thirty-two districts.* Antioquia...

. San Juan de Lurigancho is bordered by 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....

 and Rímac

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...

 on the west; and 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...

 on the east. The Rímac River

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...

 marks the district's border with 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....

 and 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....

 on the south.

The most important urban areas in the district are Mangomarca, Zárate, Las Flores de Lima, Canto Grande and Bayovar. One of the first urban areas in San Juan de Lurigancho is Caja de Agua; which is located at the entrance of the district. Caja de Agua is surrounding by San Cristobal and Santa Rosa hills from south to west and the Próceres de la Independencia Avenue separates Caja de Agua from Zárate.

Climate

The summers tend to be rather dry. Summer is from October to April. May to September is a cold season. It seldom rains in this area, though the proximity to the coast brings cold humidity and fog in the winter.

Parks

The major park in the district, "Parque Municipal", has a wide range of sports fields, children's play structures and a large swimming pool. Entrance to the park is 1 peruvian nuevo sol (Nov 2008).

Transportation

San Juan de Lurigancho is serviced by many bus routes that connect it with almost all of the other districts in Lima.

The main route that connects San Juan de Lurigancho with the rest of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area is the Próceres de la Independencia Avenue. The Puente Nuevo, or New Bridge (actually a combination of two bridges with traffic going in opposite directions), inaugurated in 1993, provided a long-needed direct link to El Agustino and points south and east.

Other

Two of Peru's largest jail

Prison

A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...

s are located in San Juan de Lurigancho: Castro-Castro jail and San Pedro

San Pedro de Lloc

San Pedro de Lloc is a town in the La Libertad Region of northern Peru. It is located at approximately . It is the capital of the coastal Pacasmayo Province....

.

This area is very famous for massive followers of Bollywood(Indian) films.
Many groups/clubs are dedicated to Bollywood movies(Movies from Mumbai).

External links

• Municipalidad de San Juan de Lurigancho - San Juan de Lurigancho district council official website.

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