Jesús María District

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Jesús María is a district in the Lima Province in Peru. With an area of 4.57 km², it has a population of over 70,000. It is bordered by the districts of Pueblo Libre and Breña on the west, downtown Lima on the north, downtown Lima again as well as Lince on the east, and San Isidro as well as Magdalena del Mar on the south.

The current mayor of Jesús María is Carlos Bringas Claeyssen.

The Universidad del Pacífico is located in Jesús María.

One of the largest parks in the city of Lima, El Campo de Marte, is located in Jesus Maria. It contains a monument to the war of 1942 fought between Ecuador and Peru.

Monument to the war between Peru and Ecuador
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Monument to the war between Peru and Ecuador

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Districts of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area Coat of arms of Callao
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