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 major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Peruvian economy. It concentrates almost one-third of the country's population and 50% of Peru's

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in 2012.

History

The province was created in 1821 as Peru's territory was divided into

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and parishes. The province was part of the

Lima Department Lima department was a department of Peru. It was formed by the territories of present-day Lima Region, Callao Region and Ica Region, and Casma Province, Huarmey Province and Santa Province The Santa Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash ...

, which was formed by the territories of present-day Lima,

Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists of the whole Cal ...

and Ica regions, and the provinces of

Casma Casma is a city in the coastal desert of Peru, located northwest of Lima. It is the capital of Casma Province and the third most populous city in the Ancash Region with an estimated population of 29,343 (2015). It is located in the lower Casma ...

, Huarmey and

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, which later would be part of the ''La Costa Department''. The department was further subdivided as time passed but the Lima Province kept being part of it. Due to the massive migration from other areas of the country, the need to separate the province from the rest of the department was forecast by experts. In 2002, the new regionalization law passed by President

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made the Lima Province a separate entity from the rest of the newly created

Lima Region The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departme ...

Political division

The province is divided into 43

Districts of Lima The province of Lima is divided into forty-three districts of Lima ( es, distritos) which are administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The urban area of Lima is generally considered to be formed by thirty of these districts. The re ...

. Each of them is headed by a mayor, although the

Metropolitan Municipality of Lima The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima ( es, Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima) is the local government entity of the Lima Province and Lima District. It is the only provincial municipality of special regime with faculties of regional government. I ...

(''Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima''), led by the

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, also exercises its authority in these districts. These districts are grouped together into four sectors: Central Lima, North Lima, East Lima, and South Lima. All the districts of Lima province are fused together in a continuous urban area, with the exception of the beach resort of Ancón and

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in the north and Punta Hermosa, Punta Negra, San Bartolo, Santa Maria del Mar and

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in the south.

Boundaries

* North:

Huaral Province The Huaral Province is one of the nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru. It was created by Law No. 21488 on May 11, 1976 by president Francisco Morales Bermúdez out of eight districts of the Canta Province and four of the Huaura Province. Ge ...

* Northeast:

Canta Province Canta Province is a province in the Lima Region of Peru, situated approximately to the northeast of the Peruvian capital, Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of ...

* East:

Huarochirí Province Huarochirí Province (in hispanicized spelling) or Waruchiri is located in the Lima Region of Peru. Its capital is Matucana. The western section is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area. Geography The La Viuda and Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain ...

* South:

Cañete Province Cañete Province is located in southern Lima Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Lima Province on the north, the Ica Region on the south, the Huarochirí Province and Yauyos Province on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...

* West:

Callao Region Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists of the whole Call ...

and the Pacific Ocean

Government

Lima Province is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (''Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima''), which also administers the city of Lima. Its current mayor is Jorge Muñoz Wells (2019-2022).

Climate

From April to December, Lima is often covered in coastal fog and mist, while in January to late March, the weather is generally sunny.Lima Travel Information
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Lonely Planet Travel Guides and Travel Information
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Tourism

Lima has various tourist destinations and activities, including pre-Inca period pyramids, museums and modern shopping malls. There are many restaurants, some of which specialize in fresh seafood, bars and nightclubs. There are many beaches for sunbathing, swimming and fishing.

References

External links

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Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima
Metropolitan Lima Municipal Council official website {{Authority control Lima