Department of Lima
Lima
Nimaja (Jaqaru) | |
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Jirishanca and Rondoy mountains | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Lima within Peru | |
| Coordinates: 11°51′S 76°27′W / 11.85°S 76.45°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Established | August 4, 1821 |
| Capital | Lima |
| Provinces | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional Government |
| • Governor | Rosa Vásquez Cuadrado |
| Area | |
• Total | 32,129.31 km2 (12,405.20 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 5,654 m (18,550 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 864,853 |
| • Density | 26.9179/km2 (69.7170/sq mi) |
| Demonym | limeño/a |
| UBIGEO | 15 |
| Dialing code | 01 |
| ISO 3166 code | PE-LIM |
| Website | www |
Lima (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlima]; Jaqaru: Nimaja, [niˈmaxa]) is a department of Peru. Located in the country's central coast, it is administered by a regional government based in Huacho, whose jurisdiction does not include the quasi-autonomous special regime of the province of Lima, coterminous with the country's capital, Lima.