San Miguel is one of the 43 districts that are part of the Lima province and of the urban area of
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
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Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
. It is bordered by the districts of
Bellavista and
downtown Lima on the north;
Pueblo Libre
Pueblo Libre ( Spanish for "free village" or "free nation"), formerly known as La Magdalena and commonly known as Old Magdalena () to differentiate it from Magdalena del Mar District, is a district of Lima Province in Peru.
Created by Law 9162 ...
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Magdalena del Mar and downtown Lima on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the south; and the
La Perla district on the west.
San Miguel is an
upper-class
Upper class in modern societies is the social class composed of people who hold the highest social status. Usually, these are the wealthiest members of class society, and wield the greatest political power. According to this view, the upper cla ...
(65% of its population) and upper-middle class (35%) district with a very high HDI.
Gallery
File:Fuente de agua Cultura Chavín-Parque de las leyendas.jpg, Parque de Las Leyendas, the city's zoo
File:San Miguel003.JPG, A view of San Miguel towards the west at sunset
File:Wong San Miguel.jpg, The Wong supermarket, Plaza San Miguel
See also
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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
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Municipalidad de San Miguel - San Miguel district council official site
{{Districts of Lima