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

Independencia
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Independencia in the Lima province
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceLima
FoundedMarch 16, 1964
CapitalIndependencia
Subdivisions1 populated center
Government
  MayorYuri Pando
(2019-2022) (Siempre Unidos)
Area
  Total14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total211,360
  Density15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO150112
Websitemuniindependencia.gob.pe

Geography

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

Boundaries

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.

Authorities

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.
  • 2019-2022: Yuri Pando.

See also

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