Breña
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Breña is a district of Lima, Peru. It is the second smallest district of the city, and its creation dates back to the demolition of the city walls ordered by president José Balta during the late 19th century, which led to the broad expansion of the city.
Key facts
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- Breña
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- es
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- District
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- View from Bolognesi Square
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- Bandera de Breña (Lima).png
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- Escudo de Breña (Lima).png
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- Map of Lima highlighting Breña.PNG
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- frameless
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- Location in Lima Province
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- Lima
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- Province
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- Lima
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- para
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- Founded
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 85315
- Area
- 3.22
- Official website
- www.munibrena.gob.pe
- Image
- Quintabrena.jpg
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- Boundaries
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Breña is a district of Lima, Peru. It is the second smallest district of the city, and its creation dates back to the demolition of the city walls ordered by president José Balta during the late 19th century, which led to the broad expansion of the city.
== History == On December 2, 1869, president José Balta signed the decree that ordered the demolition of the city walls, constructed during the city's Spanish period to protect it from possible attacks by pirates. According to an 1880 map by P. V. Jouanny, the city ended to the west at the Avenida de la Circunvalación, which had been built over the space occupied by the former walls.
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