Carabayllo
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| Distrito de Carabayllo | |
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| Area | 346.88 km² |
| Population - Total - Density |
148.634 (2002 estimate) 148.674/km² |
| Mayor | |
| Established as a district |
1821 |
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The Peruvian district of Carabayllo is one of the 43 districts that make up the Province of Lima. It is located in the Cono Norte area of the province.
[edit] Boundaries
It borders to the north and east with the Canta Province in the Lima Region, the south with the Comas district and the San Juan de Lurigancho district, and to the west with the Puente Piedra and Ancon districts.
Created around the times of independence, 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.
[edit] See also
| Districts of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area |  |
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| 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 |
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| Callao |
Bellavista | Callao | Carmen de la Legua Reynoso | La Perla | La Punta | Ventanilla |
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