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El Agustino

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Country
  
Peru

Founded
  
January 6, 1965

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Area
  
12.54 km²

Region
  
Lima

Elevation
  
197 m (646 ft)

UBIGEO
  
150111

Province
  
Lima District

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Cultivation of tara for reforestration in el agustino lima peru


El Agustino is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima. Officially established as a district on January 6, 1965, the current mayor (alcalde) of El Agustino is Víctor Modesto Salcedo Ríos. The district's postal code is 10.

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Map of El Agustino, Peru

Geography

The district has a total land area of 12.54 km². Its administrative center is located 197 meters above sea level. Originally the boundary with Ate was marked by the Río Surco irrigation ditch, but in 1989 the eastern part of El Agustino (east of the El Agustino hill, which gave the district its name) broke away to form Santa Anita district with the Santa Anita section of Ate and surrounding areas.

Boundaries

  • North: San Juan de Lurigancho and Lurigancho
  • East: Ate and Santa Anita
  • South: Ate, San Luis, La Victoria
  • West: Downtown Lima
  • Demographics

    According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 166,177 inhabitants and a population density of 13,251.8 persons/km². In 1999, there were 32,910 households in the district. It is the 25th most populated district in Lima.

    References

    El Agustino Wikipedia