Lince

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Lince
Location of Lince in the Lima Province
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Country	Peru
Province	Lima
Founded	May 29, 1936
Capital	Lince
Area
Area Elevation	3.03 km² 117 metres (384 ft)
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population - Total - Density	52,123 17,202.3/km²
Mayor	Fortunato Martin Principe Laines
Subdivisions	1 populated center
UBIGEO	150116
Official website
www.munilince.gob.pe

Lince is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of the city of Lima. Officially established as a district on May 29, 1936, the current mayor (alcalde) of Lince is Fortunato Príncipe. The district's postal code is 14.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Boundaries
2 Demographics
3 External links

[edit] Geography

The district has a total land area of 3.03 km². Its administrative center is located 117 meters above sea level. The three main sections of Lince are the West Side (also known as Lobatón), the East Side (both sides are separated by Avenida Arenales), and San Eugenio, southeast of the East Side facing the Paseo de la República Expressway.

North to South, Lince follows the block numbering started in Santa Beatriz section of downtown Lima and its parallel in Jesús María, however, there are a few north-south avenues that do not have a Santa Beatriz counterpart, particularly on the East Side.

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 70,968 inhabitants and a population density of 23,421.8 persons/km². In 1999, there were 16,907 households in the district.

[edit] External links

(Spanish) Official district's web site
(Spanish) Why is Lince Ward still having problems?

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