- Lurín District
Infobox District Peru
district = Lurín
image_size =
image_caption =
cofarms = COA Lurín District in Lima Province.png
region =
province = Lima
capital = Lurín
elevation = 9
hamlets =
ubigeo = 150119
pop = 55,953 (2005 census)
density = 308.9
area = 181.12
founded =January 2 ,1857
mayor = Juan Jorge Marticorena Cuba
web = www.munilurin.gob.peThe Peruvian district of Lurín is one of the 43 that make up the
Lima Province .Boundaries
It borders on the north with the districts of Pachacamac,
Villa María del Triunfo , andVilla el Salvador , to the east also with thePachacamac District , to the south withPunta Hermosa , and to the west with thePacific Ocean .General Information
It was created on
January 2 ,1857 , and since then it has been an agricultural district as it is located in the center of theLurín river valley . It has a few beaches which receive tourists during the summer months (December-March) principally from the city ofLima which it is gradually being incorporated into. Important Peruvian social clubs are located in this district, principially one of the two most popular football clubs in Peru:Alianza Lima andUniversitario de Deportes .See also
*
Cono Sur
*Lima Metropolitan Area
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