Los Olivos 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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. Is a District of the
Cono Norte area in 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, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
.
History
In the
Viceroyalty
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France
* Viceroyalty of New France
Portuguese Empire
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and early years of the republic, it was part of the great territory of
Carabayllo.
In the
mid-16th century, when the encomienda system failed, the
Lima Cabildo granted land to
Nicolás de Ribera
Nicolás de Ribera, El Viejo (Olvera, Spain, 1487 – Lima, 1563) was a Spanish conquistador and the first mayor of Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It ...
in the Chillón Valley and to Francisco de Ampuero in
Chuquitanta. By the 17th century, near these properties, the haciendas of El Naranjal, Pro, Infantas and Aznapuquio were established.
The first efforts to create a new district date back to
1970
Events
January
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, when a group of neighbors from El Trébol and Sol de Oro Urbanization came together to form the “Rosa de América” Management Committee. On February 4,
1977
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a new committee with greater scope was created.
The district was officially established on April 6, 1989, when it separated from
San Martín de Porres.
The main reason for the separation was the abandonment of these residential developments by the
Municipality of San Martín de Porres.
Geography
The district has a total land
area
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of 18.25 km
2. Its administrative center is located 75 meters above
sea level
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.
Boundaries
* North:
Puente Piedra
* East:
Comas and
Independencia
* South and West:
San Martín de Porres
Mayors
* 2023-2026: Luis Felipe Castillo Oliva (PP)
* 2019-2022: Felipe Baldomero Castillo Alfaro (SU)
* 2015-2018: Pedro Moises del Rosario Ramírez (PP)
* 2011-2014: Felipe Baldomero Castillo Alfaro (SU)
* 2007-2010: Felipe Baldomero Castillo Alfaro (SU)
* 2003-2006: Felipe Baldomero Castillo Alfaro (SU)
* 1999-2002: Felipe Baldomero Castillo Alfaro (SC)
* 1996-1998: Felipe Baldomero Castillo Alfaro (C90-NM)
* 1993-1995: Jesus Reynaldo Martínez Aliaga † (OBRAS)
* 1990-1992: María del Carmen Lezama Olano † (FREDEMO-AP)
Demographics
According to a 2002 estimate by the
INEI, the district has 301,226 inhabitants and a population density of 16,505.5 persons/km
2. In 1999, there were 53,660 households in the district. Most people living in this district belong to the new
middle class
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.
Most of the heads of households in the district are immigrants, coming predominantly from the north of the country, where those from the regions of
Ancash
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
,
Cajamarca
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,
La Libertad,
Piura
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It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro ...
and
Lambayeque stand out, with those from the first department being more numerous. Many of these immigrants come from the
little bourgeoisie.
Economy
Los Olivos is considered by
many media as the best developed district of
Cono Norte of Lima, due to the large number of services found in the district and the high quality of life (
HDI
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) of the district, in addition to those provided due to the proximity of the large stores and shopping centers of the
Independencia and
Comas districts.
Education
Universities
* Catholic University Sedes Sapientiae (UCSS)
*
César Vallejo University
The César Vallejo University ( es, Universidad César Vallejo, UCV) is a private Peruvian university located in Victor Larco district in Trujillo city, on the coast of La Libertad Region.
The university was named after the Peruvian poet Cé ...
*
Private University of the North
* Telesup University
* Technological University of Peru
* University of Sciences and Humanities (UCH)
2020 stampede
On 22 August 2020 thirteen people were killed in a while trying to flee an illegal nightclub party in Peru raided by police on Saturday night, officials said. There were approximately 120 people at the Thomas Restobar nightclub in Los Olivos, just north of Lima, when police arrived to the scene. Neighbors had alerted police about the event. Partygoers, upon police arrival, rushed to escape through a single door, according to a statement from the Peru Interior Ministry. No tear gas or weapons were fired.
References
External links
*
Portal de la Municipalidad de Los Olivos- Los Olivos Municipal Council official portal
The Tragedy of Los Olivius 2020
Districts of Lima
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