Independencia District, Lima

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Country Peru Founded March 16, 1964 Subdivisions 1 populated center Area 14.56 km² Province Lima District		Region Lima Capital Independencia Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 130 m

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 Lovell Yomond Vargas. The district's postal code is 28.

Map of Independencia, Peru

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.

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.

References

Independencia District, Lima Wikipedia

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