Independencia District, Lima

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Independencia 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 March 16, 1964, the current mayor (alcalde) of Independencia is Víctor Yuri Vilela Seminario. The district's postal code is 28.

[edit] Geography

The district has a total land area of 14.56 km². Its administrative center is located 130 meters above sea level.

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, Independencia has 206,843 inhabitants and a population density of 14,206.3 persons/km². In 1999, there were 36,999 households in the district. It is the 24th most populated district in Lima.