Independencia District, Lima


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 of Independencia is Yuri Pando. The district's postal code was changed from 28 to 15300 in February 2011.

Geography

The district has a total land area of 14.56 km². Its administrative center is located 130 meters above sea level.

Boundaries

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.

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