Lima department was a
department of Peru. It was formed by the territories of present-day
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 Departm ...
,
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
Ica Region
Ica (; qu, Ika) is a department and region of Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica and Ayacucho regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south. Its capital is the city of Ic ...
, and
Casma Province
The Casma Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Political division
Casma is divided into four districts, which are:
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is th ...
,
Huarmey Province
The Huarmey Province is one of 20 provinces located in the Ancash Region of Peru. It takes around 4 hours to arrive to Huarmey from Lima by bus and its main economic activities include agriculture, fishing, tourism, and mineral shipping.
Politica ...
and
Santa Province
The Santa Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
The province of Santa was created on February 12, 1821. Its capital, Chimbote, that long time ago became the first fishing port of the world, is the most important city of ...
, which later would be part of the
La Costa Department.
Departments of Peru
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