Bellavista is a

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of the

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, and one of the seven districts that comprise the port city of

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. The current

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of the district is Daniel Malpartida.

Geography

The district has a total land

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of 4.56 km². Its administrative center is located 34 meters above

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Boundaries

Bellavista is the only district in the

to have an almost perfect geometrical shape, as it is a rectangle where the southern border with both the

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and La Perla is marked by Avenida Venezuela. On the north, Avenida Oscar Benavides (formerly known as Avenida Colonial) marks the district's border with the

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, which it also borders on the west in Jr. Andrés Santiago Vigil. On the east, the district ends at the Santiago Tábara Naval Hospital or the western perimeter of the

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, where the Lima Province (or more specifically, the

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) begins. Bellavista can be divided into four sections, from west to east: Bellavista Cercado (downtown, the historical section), Ciudad del Pescador ("Fisherman City"), Jardines de Virú ("Virů Gardens"), and San Joaquín-San José. Estadio Miguel Grau, the largest stadium in Callao Province, is located between Cercado and Ciudad del Pescador.

Demographics

According to the 2005 census by the INEI, the district had 72,761 inhabitants, and a population density of 15,956.4 persons/km². The official see of the Callao Regional Government is located in Bellavista.

External links

Municipalidad Distrital de Bellavista
- City council official website

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