San Martín de Porres (SMP) is a district in

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 River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

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, located in the north area of the city. It is bordered by the

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, marks its natural border with Ventanilla and Puente Piedra on the north;

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on the west; Los Olivos, Comas (If we count the territorial claim) on the northeast; Rímac and Independencia districts on the east; The

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marks its natural border with

Lima District Lima is a district of Lima Province in Peru. Lima district is the oldest in Lima Province and as such, vestiges of the city's colonial era remain today in the historic centre of Lima, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site A Worl ...

and

Carmen de la Legua Reynoso Carmen de la Legua Reynoso District ( es, Distrito de Carmen de la Legua Reynoso) is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the seven districts that comprise the port city of Callao. In 1952 Carmen de la Legua Reyn ...

on the south.

History

Since 1945, continuous invasions of territory in what was then part of the

Carabayllo District Carabayllo ()is one of the 43 districts of the province Lima in Peru. It is located in the Cono Norte area of the province and was created district by General José de San Martín in August 4, 1821 at which time it was the only district to occup ...

, ended up in the creation of the Distrito Obrero Industrial 27 de Octubre on May 22, 1950, which is still celebrated as the district's anniversary. The district was composed of the following ''

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'': Chuquitanta, Pro, Naranjal, Infantas, Santa Rosa, Garagay Alto, G. Bajo, Chavarría, Mulería, Aliaga, Condevilla, San José, Palao, Huerta Sol, Oquendo, San Agustín and Marquez. The last three became part of

Callao province 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 ...

, in 1956. In 1962, after the

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of St. Martin de Porras, the name of the district was changed to its current name. Although historians have shown that the saint's actual last name was Porras, the district has retained the original spelling. The ''Barrio Obrero Industrial'' name is unofficially kept for the downtown area. The district of Los Olivos was created in 1989, stripping some of San Martín de Porres' northeastern territory. A prominent geographical feature of the district is the isolated La Milla hill, which is north of Ave. José Granda.

Geography

The district has a total land area of of 36.91 km² (Considering the territorial claims add up to a total of 41.5 km²)

Authorities

Mayors

* 2022-2026: Hernán Tomás Sifuentes Barca (PP) * 2019-2021: Julio Abraham Chávez Chiong (AP) * 2015-2018: Adolfo Israel Mattos Piaggio (SU) * 2011-2014:

Freddy Ternero Freddy Santos Ternero Corrales (March 26, 1962 – September 18, 2015) was a Peruvian football player and football manager. Ternero was the Mayor of District of San Martín de Porres in Lima, Peru for the periods of 2007 - 2010 and 2011 - 2014. ...

† (PPC) * 2007-2010:

† (SP) * 2003-2006: Lucio Campos Huayta (UN) * 1999-2002: Gladys Ugaz de Vera (SP) * 1996-1998: Jaime Kanashiro Ywamoto (C90-NM) * 1993-1995: José Arcenio Rubio Valqui (OBRAS) * 1990-1992: Marcelino Morales Scandon (FREDEMO-AP) * 1987-1989: José Isaac Miranda Valladares (IU) * 1984-1986: José Isaac Miranda Valladares (IU) * 1981-1983: Willy Fernández Melo (IU) * 1967-1969: Enrique León Velarde Gamarra † (AP-DC) * 1964-1966: Víctor Reyes Ramos (APRA-UNO) Muni SMP Lima District

Universities

Cayetano Heredia University Cayetano Heredia University ( es, link=no, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, UPCH; or simply ''Cayetano Heredia'') is a private nonprofit university located in Lima, Peru. It was named in honor of Cayetano Heredia, one of the eminent Peruv ...

Avenues

* Carretera Panamericana Norte (PE-1N

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) *Avenida Caquetá * Avenida Zarumilla (PE-1N) * Avenida Eduardo de Habich * Avenida Túpac Amaru (PE-20A) * Avenida Canta Callao (PE-20) * Avenida Naranjal * Avenida Carlos Izaguirre *Avenida Los Alisos *Avenida 25 de Enero *Avenida San Bernardo *Avenida Próceres * Avenida Bocanegra * Avenida Angélica Gamarra * Avenida Tomás Valle * Avenida Universitaria * Avenida Germán Aguirre * Avenida José Granda * Avenida Lima * Avenida Pacasmayo * Avenida Perú * Avenida Los Próceres * Avenida 12 de Octubre * Avenida Salaverry * Avenida Quilca

Neighborhoods

* Urb Barrio Obrero * Urb Caquetá * Urb Miguel Grau * Urb Zarumilla * Urb Ingenieria * Urb Palao * Urb Los Jardines * Urb Fiori * Urb Perú * Urb Condevilla Señor * Urb San Germán * Urb Antares * Urb Los Libertadores * Urb El Pacífico * Urb Garagay * Urb Valdivieso * Urb Naranjal (In dispute with Independencia) * Urb Mesa Redonda (In dispute with Independencia) * Urb Industrial Panamericana (In dispute with Independencia) * Urb Infantas (In dispute with Comas) * Urb Santa Luisa (In dispute with Comas) * Urb Industrial Pro (In dispute with Comas)

Pre-Hispanic Buildings (Huacas)

* Huaca El Paraiso * Huaca Garagay * Huaca Palao PILASTRA FRENTE

References

External links

*
Municipalidad Distrital de San Martín de Porres
- San Martín de Porres district council official website *
Universidad Cayetano Heredia
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