Miraflores District

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Distrito de Miraflores
Area 9.62 km²
Population
  - Total
  - Density
92.815 (2002 estimate)
9,648.1/km²
Mayor Manuel Masías
Established as
a district		 January 2, 1857

Miraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Known for its shopping areas, gardens, flower-filled parks and beaches, it is one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of Lima.

Originally founded as San Miguel de Miraflores, it was established officially as a district on January 2, 1857. As a result of the Battle of Miraflores fought during the War of the Pacific, Miraflores got the designation of Ciudad Heroica ("Heroic City").

The current mayor of Miraflores is Fernando Andrade Carmona, however, in the 2006 elections he (who had run for re-election) was defeted by Manuel Masias. He will take office in early 2007.

The district's postal code is 18.


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[edit] Geography

La Paz Avenue View.
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La Paz Avenue View.

The district has a total land area of 9.62 km². Its administrative center is located 79 meters above sea level.

[edit] Boundaries





Miraflores aerial view.
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Miraflores aerial view.

[edit] Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 92,815 inhabitants and a population density of 9,648.1 persons/km². In 1999, there were 27,489 households in the district.

[edit] Culture and education

The district is also a cultural center, with theaters, cinemas and art galleries. It also has a pre-Inca mud-brick temple called the Huaca Pucllana, one of a number of archaeological sites found in Lima.

In terms of education, the Miraflores district lodges some of the most prestigious high schools in Peru, like the Pestalozzi School, Markham Colledge and Carmelitas School.

[edit] Entertainment

Marriott towers
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Marriott towers

The district is full of cafés, pubs, restaurants and shops, which is a draw for a large part of the Lima population on Sundays. Parque Kennedy, Miraflores' central plaza, regularly has flea markets and art exhibitions. Larcomar, a shopping mall overlooking the Pacific coast, is located in Miraflores, and is very popular among tourists, young people and people of the medium-to-upper-class socioeconomic levels. They have restaurants, stores, a food court, ice cream shops, arcades, bowling alleys, nightclubs, bars, and the most modern cinema in all of Lima.

The Calle de las Pizzas ("Pizza Street") in downtown Miraflores, a favourite among Lima's teenagers and young adults, has many pubs which every weekend are filled with people.

Miraflores has also become a major hub for tourists to the Lima area, with a number of hotels in the area, including a couple of international hotel brands (Hilton and Ritz Carlton) that are programmed to be built in 2006. Furthermore, there are several shops selling souvenirs and tourist products.

One of the best entertainment in Miraflores is surfing, its waves have been an attraction for surfing for many years. The first surfboards were ever seen for the first time in Miraflores. In the 1930's Carlos Dogny went to Hawaii and saw people surfing waves for the first time and loved it, tried himself, and went back to Peru with a board. He showed it to his friends, and they all loved it too. But they needed a place to practice this exciting new sport, and founded the prestigious Club Waikiki right at the beach in Miraflores.

[edit] History

During the War of the Pacific, the district was the scene of the Battle of Miraflores. Two thousand people died as a result and the district was sacked and burned by Chilean invaders.

[edit] Costa Verde

The Costa Verde ("green coast") area has several beaches, which draw surfers and beachgoers alike in summertime. However, these rocky beaches are not as popular with bathers as the large, sandy beaches in the districts south of Lima, such as Santa María del Mar, Punta Hermosa and Punta Negra.

Wind providing, paragliders launch from the coastal ridge for a ride between the sea and the tall buildings in the malecón.

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

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Callao

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