Lima Province
Province in Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the province. For its capital city, see Lima. For other uses, see Lima (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Department of Lima.
Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions, thus being quasi-autonomous. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital.
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Lima Province | |
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Coordinates: 12°02′06″S 77°01′07″W | |
Country | Peru |
Founded | January 18, 1535 |
Capital | Lima |
Districts | List
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Government | |
• Mayor | Rafael López Aliaga |
Area | |
• Total | 2,672.28 km2 (1,031.77 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 11,321,000 |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Website | www.munlima.gob.pe |
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Despite its small area, this province is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Peruvian economy. It concentrates almost one-third of the country's population and 50% of Peru's GDP in 2012.