- Punta Hermosa
Infobox District Peru
district = Punta Hermosa
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image_caption =
cofarms = COA Punta Hermosa District in Lima Province.png
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province = Lima
capital = Punta Hermosa
elevation = 18
hamlets = 4 populated centers
ubigeo = 150126
pop = 4,676
density = 39.1
area = 119.5
founded =April 7 ,1954
mayor = Carlos Guillermo Fernandez Otero
web = www.munipuntahermosa.gob.pe Punta Hermosa is one of 43 district of theLima Province inPeru . The capital of the district is the village of Punta Hermosa. The districts main attractions are its beaches.Geography
Punta Hermosa borders the
Pacific Ocean on the west, theLurín District on the north, Huarochirí Province's district of Santo Domingo de los Olleros on the east and thePunta Negra district on the south.Political division
The district is divided into 4 populated centers ( _es. Centros Poblados):
* Punta Hermosa
* Capilla Lucumo
* Cucuya
* PampapactaBeach resort
Punta Hermosa is located 42 km south of downtown Lima, to which it is connected by the
Pan-American Highway . The district's main attraction is its beaches, which are visited by thousands of people every summer.Punta Hermosa, which used to be a district where residents stayed only temporarily, has recently seen an urban expansion which has now been permanently settled.
External links
* [http://www.munipuntahermosa.gob.pe/ Municipalidad Distrital de Punta Hermosa] - Official web site
* [http://www.peruazul.com/ Perú Azul] - Information and picture galleries on beaches in Peru
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