San Juan de Lurigancho
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| San Juan de Lurigancho | |
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 Location of San Juan de Lurigancho in the Lima Province |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Province | Lima |
| Founded | January 13, 1967 |
| Capital | San Juan de Lurigancho |
| Area | |
| Area Elevation |
131.25 km2 220 metres (722 ft) |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density |
831,634 (2002 estimated) 6336.2 people/km² |
| Mayor | Carlos Burgos |
| UBIGEO | 150132 |
| Official website | |
| www.munisjl.gob.pe | |
San Juan de Lurigancho is a district in Lima, Peru, located in the area known as Cono Este. With a current population that might have excceded a million people, it is the nation's most populated district. On the north, it is bordered by the districts of Carabayllo and San Antonio, which is in the Huarochirí Province. San Juan de Lurigancho is bordered by Comas, Independencia and Rímac on the west; and Lurigancho on the east. The Rímac River marks the district's border with downtown Lima and El Agustino on the south.
The main route that connects San Juan de Lurigancho with the rest of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area is the Próceres de la Independencia Avenue. The Puente Nuevo, or New Bridge (actually a combination of two bridges with traffic going in opposite directions), inaugurated in 1993, provided a long-needed direct link to El Agustino and points south and east. The most important urban areas in the district are Mangomarca, Zárate, Las Flores, Canto Grande and Bayovar. Also, one of the first urban areas in San Juan de Lurigancho is Caja de Agua; which is located at the entrance of the district. Caja de Agua is surrounding by San Cristobal and Santa Rosa hills from south to west and the Próceres de la Independencia Avenue separates Caja de Agua from Zárate.
Two of Peru's largest jails are located in San Juan de Lurigancho: Castro-Castro jail and San Pedro.
[edit] External links
- Municipalidad de San Juan de Lurigancho - San Juan de Lurigancho district council official website. (Spanish)
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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 |
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