Lima province
Lima | |
|---|---|
Location of Lima in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 12°02′06″S 77°01′07″W / 12.03500°S 77.01861°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Department | Lima |
| Founded | January 18, 1535 |
| Capital | Lima |
| Districts | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafael López Aliaga |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,672.28 km2 (1,031.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 11,321,000 |
| • Density | 4,236.5/km2 (10,972/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 1501 |
| Website | www.munlima.gob.pe |
Lima (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈli.ma]), also called Metropolitan Lima (Spanish: Lima Metropolitana), is a province of the department of Lima, Peru. Located in its central coast, it operates under a quasi-autonomous special regime, and is thus not under the jurisdiction of the department's regional government. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital.
Despite its small area, this province is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Peruvian economy. It concentrates almost one-third of the country's population and 50% of Peru's GDP in 2012.