San Juan de Lurigancho

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San Juan de Lurigancho is a district in Lima, Peru, located in the area known as Cono Norte. With a population of about 760 000, it is the nation's most populated district. On the north, it is bordered by the districts of Carabayllo and San Antonio, which is in the Huarochirí Province. San Juan de Lurigancho is bordered by Comas, Independencia and Rímac on the west; and Lurigancho on the east. The Rímac River marks the district's border with downtown Lima and El Agustino on the south.

Distrito de San Juan de Lurigancho
Area 131.25 km²
Population
  - Total
  - Density
755 540 (2002 estim.)
5756.5/km²
Mayor Mauricio Rabanal
Established as
a district		 January 13, 1967
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The main route that connects San Juan de Lurigancho with the rest of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area is the Próceres de la Independencia Avenue. The Puente Nuevo, or New Bridge (actually a combination of two bridges with traffic going in opposite directions), inaugurated in 1993, provided a long-needed direct link to El Agustino and points south and east. The most important urban areas in the district are Mangomarca, Zárate, Las Flores, Canto Grande and Bayovar.

Two of Peru's largest jails are located in San Juan de Lurigancho: Castro-Castro jail and San Pedro jail.

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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
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