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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 ...
,
Peru
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, located in the north area of the city. It is bordered by the
Chillón River
The Chillón River is a river located in western Peru. Its waters are produced by the melting of ice in the glaciers of the Andes, and its mouth is located in the Pacific Ocean coast of the Callao Region. Its volume gets higher during the summer ...
, marks its natural border with
Ventanilla and
Puente Piedra on the north;
Callao
Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, 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 o ...
on the west;
Los Olivos,
Comas (If we count the territorial claim) on the northeast;
Rímac and
Independencia districts on the east; The
Rímac River
The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area.
The river is part of the Pacific watershed and has a length of 204 km. The river begins in the highlan ...
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 ''
haciendas
An ''hacienda'' ( or ; or ) is an estate (or ''finca''), similar to a Roman ''latifundium'', in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, ''haciendas'' were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchards), ...
'': 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
canonization
Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of ...
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.
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† (PPC)
* 2007-2010:
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.
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† (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)
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
Pan American highway
The Pan-American Highway (french: (Auto)route panaméricaine/transaméricaine; pt, Rodovia/Auto-estrada Pan-americana; es, Autopista/Carretera/Ruta Panamericana) is a network of roads stretching across the Americas and measuring about in to ...
)
*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
See also
*
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 ...
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Largest cities in the Americas
This is a list of the 50 largest cities in the Americas by population residing within city limits as of 2015, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimates or short-term projections are available for most of these ci ...
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List of districts of Lima
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List of metropolitan areas of Peru
The following is a list of the most populous Peruvian metropolitan areas with over 300,000 inhabitants.
Note that the populations of metropolitan areas are not city populations but rather a combination of a main large city and many other smaller ...
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List of people from Lima
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List of sites of interest in the Lima Metropolitan area
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
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Ancient Buildings in Coast of Peru
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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