Independencia District, Lima
Independencia is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of the city of Lima. Officially established as a district on March 16, 1964, the current mayor (alcalde) of Independencia is Yuri Pando. The district's postal code was changed from 28 to 15300 in February 2011.
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 Location of Independencia in the Lima province | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Lima |
| Province | Lima |
| Founded | March 16, 1964 |
| Capital | Independencia |
| Subdivisions | 1 populated center |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yuri Pando (2019-2022) (Siempre Unidos) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 211,360 |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 150112 |
| Website | muniindependencia.gob.pe |
Geography
The district has a total land area of 14.56 km². Its administrative center is located 130 meters above sea level.
Boundaries
- North: Comas
- East: San Juan de Lurigancho
- South: Rímac and San Martín de Porres
- West: Los Olivos
Demographics
According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, Independencia has 206,843 inhabitants and a population density of 14,206.3 persons/km². In 1999, there were 36,999 households in the district. It is the 24th most populated district in Lima.
Authorities
Mayors
- 1967-1969: Victoriano García Delgadillo.
- 1970: Arturo Novoa Torres.
- 1971: Claudio Pinedo Acuña.
- 1971: Amadeo Gonzáles Rumiche
- 1971-1975: Claudio Pinedo Acuña.
- 1975: Emiliano Moriano Luján.
- 1976-1979: Luis Alvarado Díaz.
- 1979: Fidencio Cueva Roca.
- 1980: Francisco Ruiz Mencía.
- 1980: César Rodríguez Galindo.
- 1981-1983: Leoncio Vigo Loja.
- 1984-1989: Esther Moreno Huerta.
- 1990-1992: Jesús Manuel Cáceres Fanaola.
- 1993-1995: Jenny Jesús Olivera Olivera.
- 1996-1997: Roberto Vidal Vidal.
- 1997-1998: Néstor Pajuelo Chavarría.
- 1998-2002: Guillermo Chacaltana Yerén.
- 2003-2006: Víctor Yuri Vilela Seminario
- 2007-2010: Lovell Yomond Vargas.
- 2011-2014: Evans Rodolfo Sifuentes Ocaña.
- 2019-2022: Yuri Pando.
See also
External links
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- (in Spanish) Official district's web site
- (in Spanish) Historical Graphic
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