Breña

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Breña is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.

Location in the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area

Officially established as a district on July 15, 1949, the current mayor (alcalde) of Breña is Carlos Manuel Sócrates Sandoval. The district's postal code is 5.

[edit] Geography

The district has a total land area of 3.22 km². Its administrative center is located 102 meters above sea level.

[edit] Boundaries

North, East and West: downtown Lima
Southeast: Jesús María
West: Pueblo Libre

[edit] Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 94,808 inhabitants and a population density of 29443.5 persons/km². In 1999, there were 22,245 households in the district. It is the 26th most populated district in Lima.

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	Districts of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area
Lima		Ancón \| Ate \| Barranco \| Breña \| Carabayllo \| Chaclacayo \| Chorrillos \| Cieneguilla \| Comas \| El Agustino \| Independencia \| Jesús María \| La Molina \| La Victoria \| Lima \| Lince \| Los Olivos \| Lurigancho \| Lurín \| Magdalena del Mar \| Miraflores \| Pachacamac \| Pucusana \| Pueblo Libre \| Puente Piedra \| Punta Hermosa \| Punta Negra \| Rímac \| San Bartolo \| San Borja \| San Isidro \| San Juan de Lurigancho \| San Juan de Miraflores \| San Luis \| San Martín de Porres \| San Miguel \| Santa Anita \| Santa María del Mar \| Santa Rosa \| Santiago de Surco \| Surquillo \| Villa El Salvador \| Villa María del Triunfo
Callao		Bellavista \| Callao \| Carmen de la Legua Reynoso \| La Perla \| La Punta \| Ventanilla