Santa Anita District

Santa Anita is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima. Officially established as a district on October 25, 1989, from parts of Ate and El Agustino separated by the Rio Surco, a ditch which went all the way to Santiago de Surco.

Santa Anita
District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santa Anita in the Lima province
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Lima
Founded	October 25, 1989
Capital	Santa Anita
Subdivisions	1 populated center
Government
• Mayor	Olimpio Alegría (2023-2026)
Area
• Total	10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	232,739
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	150137
Website	munisantanita.gob.pe

The current mayor (alcalde) of Santa Anita is Olimpio Alegría Calderón. The district's postal code is 43. The core sections of Santa Anita are: Santa Anita proper, originally a section of Ate; and Los Ficus and Universal, originally sections of El Agustino. Industrial areas to the east of Santa Anita and Universal mark the boundary with Ate.

Geography

The district has a total land area of 10.69 km². Its administrative center is located 195 meters above sea level.

Boundaries

• North: El Agustino
• East: Ate
• South: Ate
• West: El Agustino

Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 154,359 inhabitants and a population density of 14,439.6 inhabitants/km². In 1999, there were 27,908 households in the district.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru