Carabayllo District
Carabayllo District
Distrito de Carabayllo (Spanish) | |
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| Website | municarabayllo.gob.pe |
Carabayllo (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾaβaˈiʝo]) is one of the 43 districts of the province Lima in Peru. It is located in the Cono Norte area of the province and was created district by General José de San Martín in August 4, 1821 at which time it was the only district to occupy the area north of the Rímac River up to the province Canta.[2]
Boundaries
It borders to the north and east with the
Lima Region, the south with the Comas district, the San Juan de Lurigancho district and San Antonio de Chaclla district, and to the west with the Puente Piedra and Ancón
districts.
History
Carabayllo was the first district to be created by decree in the
Callao Province.[2] Carabayllo still remains the largest district in Lima with an area of 346 km2 and a population of about 200,000 (2005).[4]
Carabayllo is a zone of recent expansion to the city. The principal road connecting the district to the rest of the metropolis is the Tupac Amaru Avenue. It is at an altitude of 238 meters above sea level. Its social economic level is principally made up of middle and lower middle classes.
See also
- Lima
- Lima Metropolitan Area
- List of districts of Lima
- Cono Norte
- Districts of Peru
- Administrative divisions of Peru
References
- ^ "Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú".
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Carabayllo Portal, La Historia de Carabayllo por Edgar Quispe Pastrana Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ^ Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. XV, p. 2414.
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
External links
- (in Spanish) Official web site
- (in Spanish) Portal of Carabayllo District
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