Lince

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Lince 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 May 29, 1936, the current mayor (alcalde) of Lince is César Darío González Arribasplata. The district's postal code is 14.

[edit] Geography

The district has a total land area of 3.03 km². Its administrative center is located 117 meters above sea level. The three main sections of Lince are the West Side (also known as Lobatón), the East Side (both sides are separated by Avenida Arenales), and San Eugenio, southeast of the East Side facing the Paseo de la República Expressway.

North to South, Lince follows the block numbering started in Santa Beatriz section of downtown Lima and its parallel in Jesús María, however, there are a few north-south avenues that do not have a Santa Beatriz counterpart, particularly on the East Side.

[edit] Boundaries

North: Jesús María and downtown Lima
East: La Victoria
South: San Isidro
West: San Isidro and Jesus Maria

[edit] Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 70,968 inhabitants and a population density of 23,421.8 persons/km². In 1999, there were 16,907 households in the district.

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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