Comas
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| Comas | |
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 Location of Comas in the Lima Province Province |
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 Street in Comas, 1991. |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Province | Lima Province |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | La Libertad |
| Area | |
| Area Elevation |
48.75 km2 140 metres (459 ft) |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density |
464,745 (2005 census) 9,533.2/km² |
| Mayor | Miguel Ángel Saldaña Reátegui |
| UBIGEO | 150110 |
| Official website | |
| www.municomas.gob.pe | |
Comas is a district within the Lima Province, Peru. Located within the Cono Norte area, of the city of Lima, it's one of the most populous districts in the country.
The current mayor of Comas is Miguel Ángel Saldaña Reátegui. The district's postal code is 7.
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[edit] Geography
The district has a total land area of 48.75 km². Its administrative center is located 140 meters above sea level.
[edit] Boundaries
- North: Carabayllo
- East: San Juan de Lurigancho
- South: Independencia
- West: Puente Piedra and Los Olivos
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2005 census, by the INEI, the district has 464,745 inhabitants, a population density of 9,533.2 persons/km² and 100,950 households.
[edit] History
During it's first years of existence, Comas was a pueblo joven. Comas found its humble beginnings, as a direct result of the many organized invasions, led by immigrants from the highlands during the 1970s. Most of these peasants arrived from the regions of Junín and Huacanvelica in the central sierra of Peru.
[edit] Poverty
Comas used to be one of the poorest districts in Lima, until recently when it developed into a middle class residential district.
[edit] Transport and communications
There is 3 main roads serving the district, Avenida Túpac Amaru, Avenida Universitaria and the Chillón-Trapiche Highway.
[edit] Today
Comas has grown at an extremely fast pace, in the last decade Comas has develop ecconomically, infastructurally, and socially. It's boasts a huge middle-class and it has grown immensely from being a pueblo joven that is not in a so distant past. Despite this facts, still patches of poverty displayed by pueblos jovenes overshadowed by urbanizational development, parks, and commerce.
[edit] Other facts
The only civil aviation school in Peru is located in Comas, in the Aeroclub de Collique.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Comas - Comas District Council official website
- (Spanish) ComasWeb - Comas District Portal
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| Districts | |
| Central Lima | Breña · La Victoria · Lima · Rimac · |
| Residential Lima | Barranco · Jesús María · La Molina · Lince · Magdalena · Miraflores · Pueblo Libre ·San Borja · San Isidro · San Miguel · Santiago de Surco · Surquillo |
| Cono Este | Ate · Cieneguilla · Chaclacayo · El Agustino · Lurigancho (Chosica) · San Luis · Santa Anita |
| Cono Norte | Ancón · Carabayllo · Comas · Independencia · Los Olivos · Puente Piedra · San Juan de Lurigancho · San Martin de Porres · Santa Rosa |
| Cono Sur | Chorrillos · Lurín · Pachacamac · Pucusana · Punta Hermosa · Punta Negra · San Bartolo · San Juan de Miraflores · Santa María del Mar · Villa el Salvador · Villa María del Triunfo |
| Callao | Bellavista · Callao District · Carmen de la Legua Reynoso· La Perla · La Punta · Ventanilla District |
