The Lima Province is a province in the central coast of Peru. It is unique in that it is the only province in the country that does not belong to any of the twenty-five regions. The city of Lima, which is the nation's capital, is located in the province. The province is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Callao Region on the west, and the Lima Region (provinces of Cañete, Canta , Huaral and Huarochirí ) on the north, east, and south.

Although relatively small in size, almost one-third of the nation's population lives in the province. This is where much of the nation's GDP is concentrated. It is also the cultural, industrial, financial, and transport hub of the country.

Government

The Lima province is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. Its current mayor is Luis Castañeda Lossio.

History

The Lima Province was created in 1821 as Peru's territory was divided into departments, provinces, districts and parishes. The province was part of the Lima Department, which was formed by the territories of present day Lima, Callao and Ica regions, and the provinces of Casma , Huarmey and Santa, which later would be part of the La Costa Department .

As time passed by, the department's territory kept being divided, although the Lima Province was always part of it. However, since the 1980s the need to separate the province from the rest of the department had already been forecasted, due to the immigration wave that started in the 1950s.

Finally, the decision to separate the province was taken in 2002, the year in which the new regionalization law was passed.

Political division

The Province of Lima is divided into 43 districts (Spanish: distritos; singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). Together, these districts comprise the city of Lima.

1. Ancón
2. Santa Rosa
3. Puente Piedra
4. San Martín de Porres
5. Lima
6. San Miguel
7. Magdalena del Mar
8. San Isidro
9. Miraflores
10. Barranco
11. Chorrillos
12. Villa el Salvador
13. Lurín
14. Punta Hermosa
15. Punta Negra
16. San Bartolo
17. Santa María del Mar
18. Pucusana
19. Carabayllo
20. Comas
21. Los Olivos
22. Independencia
23. Rímac
24. Breña
25. Pueblo Libre
26. Jesús María
27. Lince
28. Surquillo
29. Santiago de Surco
30. San Juan de Miraflores
31. Villa María del Triunfo
32. Pachacamac
33. San Juan de Lurigancho
34. El Agustino
35. La Victoria
36. San Borja
37. La Molina
38. San Luis
39. Santa Anita
40. Lurigancho
41. Ate
42. Cieneguilla
43. Chaclacayo

External links

• Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (in Spanish)