Independencia District, Lima

Independencia
—  District  —
Coat of arms
Location of Independencia in the Lima province
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Lima
Founded	March 16, 1964
Capital	Independencia
Subdivisions	1 populated center
Government
• Mayor	Evasns Sifuentes
Area
• Total	14.56 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (427 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	197,308
• Density	13,551.4/km2 (35,097.9/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	150112
Website	muniindependencia.gob.pe

Independencia is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima. Officially established as a district on March 16, 1964, the current mayor (alcalde) of Independencia is Lovell Yomond Vargas. The district's postal code is 28.

Geography

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

Boundaries

• North: Comas
• East: San Juan de Lurigancho
• South: Rímac and San Martín de Porres
• West: Los Olivos

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.

Authorities

Mayors

• 1967-1969: Victoriano García Delgadillo.
• 1970: Arturo Novoa Torres.
• 1971: Claudio Pinedo Acuña.
• 1971: Amadeo Gonzáles Rumiche
• 1971-1975: Claudio Pinedo Acuña.
• 1975: Emiliano Moriano Luján.
• 1976-1979: Luis Alvarado Díaz.
• 1979: Fidencio Cueva Roca.
• 1980: Francisco Ruiz Mencía.
• 1980: César Rodríguez Galindo.
• 1981-1983: Leoncio Vigo Loja.
• 1984-1989: Esther Moreno Huerta.
• 1990-1992: Jesús Manuel Cáceres Fanaola.
• 1993-1995: Jenny Jesús Olivera Olivera.
• 1996-1997: Roberto Vidal Vidal.
• 1997-1998: Néstor Pajuelo Chavarría.
• 1998-2002: Guillermo Chacaltana Yerén.
• 2003-2006: Víctor Yuri Vilela Seminario
• 2007-2010: Lovell Yomond Vargas.
• 2011-2014: Evans Rodolfo Sifuentes Ocaña.

External links

• (Spanish) Official district's web site
• (Spanish) Historical Graphic