Ate, also known as Ate-Vitarte, 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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. Located in the eastern part of the province, it is one of the districts that comprise the 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 River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
.
History
The ''Ate'' name is of
Aymara
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** Aymara language, the main language within that family
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n origin and denoted a local Native town, while the ''Vitarte'' name is a
Castilian Spanish
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derivation of the
Basque
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family name ''Ubitarte'', which were the original Spanish landowners in the surrounding area.
The district of Ate was founded by express law on August 4, 1821 by General
Don José de San Martín, a few days after Peru's declaration of independence. This law created the province of Lima and the districts into which it would be divided:
Ancón, Ate,
Carabayllo,
Chorrillos,
Lurigancho
Lurigancho-Chosica is a Districts of Peru, district of Lima Province, Peru, located in the valley of the Rímac River which it shares with neighboring Chaclacayo and Ate District, Ate districts. It was created on January 2, 1857. Its capital is th ...
and
Lima.
It gained importance during the government of
Marshal Ramón Castilla, who granted his lands, between 1855 and 1862, to the citizen Don Carlos López Aldana to protect the development of national industry.
Carlos López Aldana founded
the Vitarte Textile Factory
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in 1872 (later CUVISA), which led to the construction of houses for the workers and their families, who, upon settling down, formed the town of Vitarte. Meanwhile, new industries were being installed in the area, making it the main industrial center of Lima for the following decades.
On February 13, 1951 with Law No. 11951, the district capital passed from the town of Ate to the town of Vitarte, which gave rise to the district being called "Ate Vitarte". Likewise, in the twentieth century a continuous dismemberment of what was the original territory of Ate began for the creation of other districts such as
Chaclacayo
Chaclacayo is a district of the Lima Province in Peru.
Location
Chaclacayo is located at the 27th km mark of the Carretera Central, the main road headed East starting in the Lima urban center.
Borders:
North: Rimac River and Lurigancho (Chosica)
S ...
in 1926,
La Victoria (1920),
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 ...
(1944) with which it loses its exit Sea, and in the 70s,
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 ...
loses the sea border with the foundation of
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. Is one of the new towns, that have been formed by the massive numbers of people moving from other towns of Metropolitan Lim ...
and
Villa el Salvador
Villa El Salvador (VES) is an urban, largely residential coastal 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 ...
;
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 ...
(1960).
San Luis (1960),
La Molina (1962) and
Santa Anita (1989).
Since the 1980s, Vitarte has become one of the main receivers of provincial migration that, by now, had already taken over the traditional center 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 River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
.
This resulted in the urbanization of Ate and its integration into the Urban Agglomerate, causing the loss of the agricultural territory that it originally had, as it was a riverside district to the
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 204 km. The river begins in the highlan ...
. Currently it is configured as a peripheral district, with residential and commercial areas already consolidated in Mayorazgo and Salamanca de Monterrico.
Geography
The district has a total land
area
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of 77.72 km². Its administrative center is located 355 meters above
sea level
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.
Boundaries
* North:
Lurigancho
Lurigancho-Chosica is a Districts of Peru, district of Lima Province, Peru, located in the valley of the Rímac River which it shares with neighboring Chaclacayo and Ate District, Ate districts. It was created on January 2, 1857. Its capital is th ...
* East:
Santa Anita,
Chaclacayo
Chaclacayo is a district of the Lima Province in Peru.
Location
Chaclacayo is located at the 27th km mark of the Carretera Central, the main road headed East starting in the Lima urban center.
Borders:
North: Rimac River and Lurigancho (Chosica)
S ...
,
Cieneguilla
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 is not already completely urbanized.
Boundaries
It borders on the east with ...
* South:
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 ...
,
La Molina,
Pachacamac
Pachacámac ( qu, Pachakamaq) is an archaeological site southeast of Lima, Peru in the Valley of the Lurín River. The site was first settled around A.D. 200 and was named after the "Earth Maker" creator god Pacha Kamaq. The site flourished ...
* West:
San Borja,
San Luis
Demographics
According to the
2007 census by the
INEI, the district has 478,278 inhabitants and a population density of 6,154 persons/km². In 2005, there were 105,190 households in the district. It is the 13th most populated district in Lima.
Points of interest
* Stadium "
Estadio Monumental de Universitario de Deportes", home of one of the most popular
football teams in Perú.
* Puruchuco Archeological Site
* Huaycan Archeological Site
* Cahuide Park
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
*
Official web site of the Ate districtAte News
{{Districts of Lima and Callao
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 ...