Santa María del Mar

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Santa María del Mar is a district in southern Lima Province in Peru. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the district of San Bartolo on the north, the Chilca District of the Cañete Province on the east, and the Pucusana district on the south.

Distrito de Santa María del Mar
Area	9.81 km²
Population   - Total   - Density	264 (2002 estimate) 26.9/km²
Mayor	Angel R. Abugattas
Established as a district	January 16, 1962
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It is well-known for its beaches and attracts many beachgoers every summer. Many of them also rent apartments during this season, making its population increase considerably. The district has some restaurants and a club with a large sea-water swimming pool. The most popular beaches in the district are Santa María and Embajadores.

[edit] History

Santa María del Mar began as part of the San Bartolo District, but after an urbanization process that started in 1943, it became a district in 1962.

[edit] External link

• Municipality of Santa María del Mar (in Spanish)

	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